Authorities deny Selayang market ordered to close over Covid-19

Kow Gah ChiePublished: Mar 16, 2020 1:46 PM | Updated: Mar 16, 2020 5:43 PM

CORONAVIRUS | The authorities have denied rumours that the Selayang Wholesale Market has been ordered to close over the Covid-19 pandemic.

"There is no instruction for the wholesale market to shut down. That was fake news," Kuala Lumpur mayor Nor Hisham A Dahlan told Malaysiakini in a text message today.

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