GEORGE TOWN, Aug 17 ― Nearly all of the economic sectors in Penang have been allowed to restart operations today even though the state hasn’t quite reached the 50 per cent full Covid-19 vaccination target yet. Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the relaxation was based on an update in the.
Caught off-guard: Shoppers standing outside the north entrance to Queensbay Mall after being turned away.
GEORGE TOWN: Businesswoman Jean Ang headed to a mall to pick up her new contact lenses but she was stopped by the security guard and told that the mall had to close for three days for sanitisation.
“It looks like I’ll have to be patient for a few more days, ” said Ang, 28.
She was among the shoppers who were unaware that three shopping malls here had been listed in the Hotspot Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system used by the government to detect Covid-19 hotspots.