JB’s Pandan wholesale market closed for Covid-19 sanitisation

JOHOR BARU: The Pandan wholesale market near Kangkar Tebrau, here, has been closed for seven days beginning yesterday to allow for sanitisation work.

Johor State Health director Datuk Dr Aman Rabu said the notice to close the premises was issued by the Health Ministry on Sunday.

He said the market would reopen after sanitisation work is completed in accordance with the scheduled date, on Jan 31.

“When the sanitisation work is completed and confirmed by the ministry, the market can resume operations,” he said.

Johor Baru Fish Wholesalers Association chairman, Tai Wah Sun, said owners, fishmongers and greengrocers, including workers and lorry drivers, at the Pandan wholesale market had taken the initiative to undergo health screenings earlier, although the market’s closure notice was issued only yesterday. – BERNAMA

Source: NST