Covid-19 screening for traders shows 25% positive rate


Residents in Taman Nagasari on the mainland queueing for their Covid-19 tests.

ONE out of four people at the Pulau Mutiara wholesale market in Gat Lebuh Macallum, Penang, have tested positive for Covid-19.

In a statement by the Health Ministry on Monday, a new cluster stemming from the market has been labelled “Lintang Macallum Dua”. It involves the market’s workers and wholesalers.

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