Ramadan bazaar in Terengganu ordered closed for violating SOPs

Ramadan bazaar in Terengganu ordered closed for violating SOPs

The Tok Adis Ramadan Bazaar became the first one in the state which was ordered to close for failing to comply with SOPs.

Terengganu health director Dr Nor Azimi Yunus said the bazaar operator has been given 14 days to sort matters out before it can reopen.
KUALA TERENGGANU:
The Tok Adis Ramadan Bazaar near Kuala Ibai here has been ordered to close for 14 days until April 30 for failing to comply with the prescribed standard operating procedures (SOP) to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Terengganu health director Dr Nor Azimi Yunus.

Terengganu health director Dr Nor Azimi Yunus said the order notice was issued to enable the bazaar operator to take measures to ensure compliance with the SOP by traders and customers.

“It is the first Ramadan bazaar ordered to close in Terengganu for failing to comply with the SOP,” she said when contacted by Bernama today.

Among the SOPs that must be complied with by traders and customers include taking their body temperature, registration using the MySejahtera application and wearing face masks by traders and customers to enter the area.

The bazaar operator must also ensure there is only one-way access and only those above the age of 13 are allowed to enter.

A total of 69 Ramadan bazaars, involving 4,326 stalls are allowed to open in Terengganu, with 22 of them in Kuala Terengganu, Kemaman (19), Besut (10), Setiu (six), Dungun (five), Marang (five) and Hulu Terengganu (two).

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