KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 33 Covid-19 cases have been detected at the Kuala Lumpur wholesale market so far, Kepong district health officer Dr Sukhwinder Singh said today.
The cases involved workers in the fish section, which then spread to a small number of operators as well as workers in other parts of the premises.
“There are several Covid-19 clusters at the Kuala Lumpur wholesale market, where about 16 fish wholesalers, two fish sellers, and two vegetable sellers have tested positive for Covid-19.
“Due to the high number of clusters involved, data on all employees and wholesalers who were found to be negative for Covid-19 are being collected for their inclusion in the government’s vaccination programme,” he said.
Speaking to reporters after participating in a standard operating procedure monitoring operation with Sentul district police here today, Dr Sukhwinder said to date, 337 names have been identified for vaccination.
“We need more statistics, for example, from the vegetable and fruit wholesalers, as well as other small traders involved in sales-and-purchase activities at this premises.”
“The complete list will be compiled before the vaccination exercise commences next week,” he added.
Meanwhile, Sentul district police chief Beh Eng Lai said police are constantly monitoring SOP compliance at the market.
“Monitoring is done every day and so far SOP compliance here has been satisfactory, and workers here are being been reminded constantly to keep adhering to them, such as by wearing their face masks and checking in using MySejahtera,” he said. – Bernama, May 21, 2021
