Health Ministry to employers: Shut down voluntarily if workers get Covid-19

Employers and factory operators were urged to take their own initiative to shut down operations if there are positive Covid-19 cases among their workers.

Health Minister Dr Adham Baba said the action would not only reduce cases in the manufacturing sector but also indirectly contain the pandemic in the community.

He said the manufacturing sector was the highest contributor to total daily positive cases, and until yesterday...