Deputy minister: 416 construction sites ordered to shut since June for Covid-19 SOP breaches

By TARRENCE TAN, RAHIMY RAHIM and MARTIN CARVALHO

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 416 construction sites have been ordered to cease operations since June due to failure to comply with Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP), says Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup.

The Deputy Works Minister said the 416 were detected in SOP compliance checks conducted by the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) till Sunday (Sept 26) across 10,087 construction sites.

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Parliament , Deputy Works Minister , Arthur Joseph Kurup , Construction Sites , SOPs , Non-compliance , Closure

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