Market traders back in business with over 30 people still under quarantine


Jagdeep (hand gesturing) and Rozali (left) addressing journalists in front of the wet market in Bukit Mertajam. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

THE wet market complex in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, between Jalan Pasar and Jalan Bunga Raya has reopened after all traders underwent Covid-19 tests, but only a few of them were back in business on the first day.

Seberang Prai City Council (MBSP) mayor Datuk Rozali Mohamud said so far, 31 positive Covid-19 cases were detected in the cluster among these traders.

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