KAMPAR: About 40 business premises here have been temporarily shuttered in their bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19. They are part of the "Stop the Chain" campaign started by a businessman in response to the increase in cases in the district. Kampar is now categorised as an "orange" zone with 36 active cases, following a steep surge over the past few days. He said some people were speculating that there were Covid-19 cases at the respective shops, forcing the temporary closure. If there's still no improvement, I will probably continue to close my shops for another week," he added.

Source: The Star April 19, 2021 08:46 UTC