SEVENTY-TWO Ramadan bazaar locations with 5,000 stalls are expected to open around the federal capital during the fasting month starting this Sunday.

Federal Territories Minister Shahidan Kassim said the operation hours of the bazaars are 3pm-8pm.

“Even though we are entering the transition to endemic phase after April 1, we want to remind everyone observe physical distancing and the standard operating procedure (SOP),” he said during his visit to a hawker site in Jalan Dungun and Jalan Gelenggang today.

He said the ministry is also targeting the involvement of more than 10,000 volunteers or community ambassadors to monitor, advise and remind the people on SOP compliance to curb the spread of Covid-19.

In this regard, Shahidan said Kuala Lumpur City Hall has identified and created several strategic locations to reorganise hawkers around the city to enable them centralise their business in a more systematic and conducive space.

“The reorganisation of hawkers would be introduced to all areas in Kuala Lumpur, so as to ensure the residents around the areas are not disrupted by hawkers carrying out their business,” he said.

Shahidan said the implementation of the programme would be conducted in phases by giving priority to hotspot areas. – Bernama, March 29, 2022.