Council workers don masks and sweat it out during virus crisis


Khairi cleaning one of the fans at the Cecil Street Market. (Left) Mohd Jalil sweeping up dry leaves and broken twigs at Jalan Clove Hall. — Photos: CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

AS frontliners, Penang Island City Council (MBPP) worker Mohd Jalil Hashim together with other council workers put on masks and get ready each day to keep our streets and drains clean.

In the current hot spell, Mohd Jalil, 34, said he has to place a sheet of tissue inside his mask to absorb sweat.

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