No sale: Mohd Zaini looking dejected after shoppers stayed away from the market in Bayan Lepas. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Confusion reigned as residents and traders in the southwest district of Penang island were unsure of any implementation of stricter restrictions under the movement control order (MCO) following a positive Covid-19 case detected in the area.
Fisherman Mohd Zuraimi Omar, 50, who lives in the Taman Teluk Kumbar flats, said operators of many grocery shops and eateries indicated that they would be closed from Sunday amid talks that stricter restrictions would be imposed.
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