Citing Covid-19, Johor urges organisers to cancel 150th Chingay parade this weekend | Malay Mail

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Citing Covid-19, Johor urges organisers to cancel 150th Chingay parade this weekend

Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020 06:08 PM MYTThe Johor Baru Chingay Parade is organised by the Johor Baru Tiong Hua Association and will be on a smaller scale this year due to the Covid-19 outbreak. — Bernama pic

“This decision is based on the risk assessment conducted by the Johor Health Department, as well as the inability to perform a large scale health screening checks for all visitors. The parade celebrates five deities representing Johor Baru’s five Chinese clan associations — the Teochew, Hokkien, Hainan, Hakka and Cantonese.

 

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