Fake news forces sales down

Traders said the messages warned people to stay away as about 100 Covid-19 cases had been detected within the market, also known as Yulek market, and its surrounding areas.

Taman Cheras Market Stallholders Association Kuala Lumpur vice-chairman Tan Boon Siong said the news was fake as none of the traders had contracted the virus.“This has worsened our business even further after the second movement control order began on Jan 13.”“This is an especially crucial time for us as we are hoping for a boost with people preparing for Chinese New Year.”He added that many traders had pre-ordered extra stock for the festival and would now suffer losses instead.

According to Boon Siong, daily visitors to the market dropped from 1,000 people to about 400 within a few days of the fake news spreading. He said the association had taken stringent steps to ensure the safety of everyone, including weekly sanitisation and crowd control. Vegetable seller Chan Kam Yeng, 48, said she had to throw out much of her goods following the reduction in customers.Meanwhile, Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai said the fake messages were the work of irresponsible people.The MP said markets in Kuala Lumpur would remain open on Feb 1 and 8.“But since it is so close to Chinese New Year, Kuala Lumpur City Hall has allowed markets to operate and for sanitisation to be conducted after business hours, ” he added.

Coreq - we cannot share fake news but elected and non elected politicians can say whatever they want. Don’t care if it’s offensive or stewpeed

Very true

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