KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Sept 2020:
Shopping malls have emphasised measures taken for the protection and well-being of shoppers as a top priority at all times and have taken all possible steps to avoid Covid-19 infections.
Malaysia Shopping Mall Association (PPK) said in a statement last night that complete sanitation, proper disinfection and deep cleaning of areas visited by those infected with Covid-19 had been carried out in strict accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Ministry of Health.
“Safety for all staff, tenants, patrons, visitors and shoppers is of primary concern and shopping malls are all following the accepted SOPs.
“These include contact tracing, monitoring temperature, wearing of masks, providing hand sanitisers at mall entrances & other strategic spots for shoppers and also for staff.”
Once shoppers passed through the entrances, PPK said retailers again conduct the same procedure with contact tracing and hand sanitisation at their outlet entrances (with temperature checks being optional as the implementation of QR Code scanning would enable effective contact tracing to be conducted).
“So there is double screening for public confidence and safety. We are confident that this unprecedented pandemic will be overcome in the near future with the stringent and co-ordinated attention of our government, the public and the business community.”
A number of Covid-19 cases involving the staff at five shopping malls in the Klang Valley had been reported in the last 10 days. Netizens were apparently concerned over the reports that NuSentral Mall, KL Gateway Mall, Sunway Pyramid Mall and Suria KLCC had reported Covid-19 positive cases but it has not been reflected by the hotspot tracker.
MySejahtera has explained that locations being considered as a Covid-19 hotspot in its ‘Hotspot Tracker’ is purely based on in-depth investigation by the Health Ministry on the definite and possible source of infection – explaining everything is based on facts and science, and as such, the above-mentioned malls were not the source or the potential source of Covid-19 infection.
MySejahtera added that appreciation should be given to the malls for their proactive action which led to disinfection and cleaning activities being carried out.
– Bernama