Malaysia Extends Virus Curbs on Top Glove Worker Dormitories

Malaysia will extend its movement control order on Top Glove Corp.’s worker dormitories in Klang by two weeks to Dec. 14 because of rising coronavirus cases there, according to Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob at a media briefing Monday.

The movement control at at the company’s dormitories started on Nov. 17 and was supposed to end Monday, but there are still many new positive cases via second screening, he said. The government has tested 5,805 workers and 3,406 are found positive for the virus, he added.