April 18, 2021
Visitors at the Kampung Pandan bazaar in Kuala Lumpur on April 17, 2021.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Visuals of packed Ramadan bazaars in Malaysia making the rounds on social media and messaging apps have stoked concerns of a surge in Covid-19 cases due to low compliance of standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Checks by The Straits Times at several params short for the Malay term pasar (market) Ramadan around the Klang Valley found physical distancing non-existent at some, especially due to haphazard queues. Visitors were also entering through non-designated points, making it difficult to control headcounts.
Corporate strategist Khairul Hashim, 34, visited a param near his home in Seri Kembangan just outside Kuala Lumpur. We went on the first day and after seeing there was simply no space for physical distancing, we never went back, he told The Straits Times.
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A police report has been lodged against several ministers for allegedly breaching standard operating procedures (SOPs) by crossing state lines to attend a wedding reception over the weekend.
Specifically named were Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Khairy Jamaluddin; Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa; Higher Education Minister Noraini Ahmad; Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz and Deputy Home Minister Ismail Mohamed Said.
Aside from the four ministers and one deputy minister.
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