JOHOR BARU – The Pandan wholesale market near Kangkar Tebrau here will be closed for seven days beginning yesterday to allow sanitisation work to be carried out.
Johor Health Director Datuk Dr Aman Rabu when contacted by Bernama confirmed the closure, which will last till Jan 31, and informed that the notice to close the premises was issued by the Health Ministry this morning.
“When the sanitisation work is completed and confirmed by the ministry, the market can resume operations,” he said here yesterday.
Meanwhile, Johor Baru Fish Wholesalers Association chairman Tai Wah Sun said the owners, fishmongers and greengrocers, including workers and lorry drivers linked to the Pandan wholesale market, have taken the initiative to undergo health screenings earlier, although the market’s closure notice was issued only yesterday morning. – Bernama, January 24, 2021
