GEORGE TOWN: As the fear of Covid-19 sweeps the state again and the Tawar cluster causing the third generation of infections in Penang, the mornings are now unusually quiet in the “rich man’s market” of Pulau Tikus. “My nurse’s landlord would not let her into the house after we recorded a case, ” said Penang Adventist Hospital (PAH) outpatient unit supervisor Leong Chew Yan. On social media, the photograph of a notice at an apartment block in Pulau Tikus has gone viral. Being a close contact, the woman was quickly transferred to Penang Hospital, where she tested positive on Aug 13. State local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo, who visited the Pulau Tikus market yesterday, said no additional restrictions would be imposed in this suburb and urged everyone to adhere diligently to the SOP.

Source: The Star August 18, 2020 23:15 UTC