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KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 19): A hundred and eighteen (118) workers at the Pasar Borong here have been infected by the Covid-19 virus, The Star reported today.
Kuala Lumpur Vegetable Wholesalers’ Association president Wong Keng Fatt told the daily that 31 workers from the vegetables section and 87 from the fish section were tested positive for the disease.
"We hired a private laboratory to do the RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) test on the workers and the results were shared with three trader associations here.
"Workers from the fruit section were being tested starting yesterday and results will likely be ready by Thursday (Jan 21)," Wong added.
Wong said a meeting among the associations, Health Ministry, National Security Council and Kuala Lumpur City Hall would be held tomorrow (Jan 20) to decide on whether the whole market should be shuttered.
"Prior to that, we had told our association members that we would close on Thursday so they could manage their imported supplies accordingly,” he said.
The Star also reported that the market’s fish section has been closed since Monday (Jan 18) until Jan 21 for disinfection.
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