Melaka CM orders probe on claims that errant stall owner is source of wet market Covid-19 infections


MELAKA: The Chief Minister wants an immediate investigation into claims that a vegetable stall owner had cut off his pink Covid-19 quarantine wristband and went to work at the main wet market, triggering a chain of infections that led to 15 positive cases.

"I view the allegation as a serious matter," said Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali on Monday (June 14), adding that he wants the relevant authorities to investigate.

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