Penang wants strict enforcement on factory operations during Covid-19 shutdown
Friday, 20 Mar 2020 11:48 AM MYTChow said Penang has set aside all political differences and focused on the fight against Covid-19 to protect the people against the outbreak. ― Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Noting that some manufacturers were given partial exemptions to resume limited operations, Chow said this was causing confusion at other factories. The second issue he will raise is to ask the federal government to ensure sufficient medical supplies and equipments in all Penang government hospitals and clinics.
He also appealed to the federal government to supply face masks, thermometers, sanitisers and other essential health safety equipments to every state in the country so that these could be distributed to the sectors that needed it.
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