Penang shops facing strict enforcement over compliance to Covid-19 SOPs


GEORGE TOWN: As the weekend comes to an end, shops found themselves facing strict enforcement over their compliance to Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Many shops on Sunday (Aug 23) on the island were ordered to close when authorities found that they failed to control the weekend crowd piling into their premises.

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