Traders receive free face masks from Kapit District Council

KAPIT: Hawkers at the Terasang Market and Kapit Night Street Market received face masks from the Kapit District Council (KDC) yesterday.

When contacted, KDC walikota Lating Minggang said the council also distributed face masks to customers at the markets.

“Markets are public places with lots of people moving around. Our objective is to educate the public, both hawkers and customers, at the market to observe the highest level of hygiene, to wear face masks, and practise social distancing of at

Markets are public places with lots of people moving around. Our objective is to educate the public, both hawkers and customers, at the market to observe the highest level of hygiene, to wear face masks, and practise social distancing of at least one metre.

Lating Minggang

least one metre,” he said.

Lating added KDC has also set up counters to monitor and regulate the number of people in the market at one time to ensure there is no overcrowding.

“Everybody has to undergo body temperature checks before going into market,” he said.

Accompanying Lating were KDC secretary Jabang Juntan as well as councillors Michael Lasu, George Tang, Martin Bilun, David Wong Hau Ching, and Jenny Yii.