Factories suffering effects of Covid-19


By ALEX TENGDAVID TAN

Loss of revenue: A once-packed car park is now mostly empty as some factories at the Bayan Lepas FIZ had to shut down for sanitisation due to Covid-19 cases.

GEORGE TOWN: The situation in the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (FIZ) is not looking good as some workers employed by multinational companies (MNCs) there have tested positive for Covid-19.

It is learnt that at least five companies have failed to meet their delivery quota this month after cases were detected following screenings.

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