- April 8, 2020 @ 4:21pm
PENAMPANG: The local authority here has ramped up its move to better protect the public against Covid-19 infection by setting up a sanitising cabin at the market.
This is the second such initiative in Sabah, just days after Sabah police came up with their own “mobile sanitising tunnels” for their frontliners all across the state.
Penampang district council executive officer Tang Yang Ming, who came up with the idea, had placed the cabin, dubbed “CV19 Penampang”, for testing this morning.
“The idea came from what was already done in other countries like Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.
“Our objective is to protect our people quickly; we cannot wait for assistance from outside or Peninsular Malaysia,” he told the New Straits Times.
Tang, who is also an engineer, said he had worked with the council's contractor to produce the cabin using whatever materials available.
He said when a person enters the sanitisation cabin, 15 spray outlets will emit a disinfecting mist.
“He or she will have to make one turn and exit. As the nozzles spray mist, the people will not get wet when they come out," he said.
Tang said the chemical used in the spray is a diluted antiseptic solution, approved by the Health Ministry.
He said the sanitisation cabin was well-received by the market-goers.
“Some people even went in for a second time to sanitise themselves,” he said.
The district's health officers were present during the cabin's installation.
Tang said he would ask the contractor to add another four outlets to cover the lower parts of the body to give better protection for market-goers.
“There is also a plan to have the same cabin at the fish market, district office and several public areas.
“Our main goal is to make Penampang safe by taking our own initiative.”
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