PETALING JAYA, Oct 26 — A total of 142 dirty eateries have been ordered to close, and 54 fined by Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
Another 12 have been issued with compound notices for failing to get their employees vaccinated against typhoid.
The action was taken as part of Ops Wabak, an integrated inspection conducted by City Hall since Wednesday involving several departments, including health and environment.
One hundred and forty-six food handlers — 60 Malaysians and 86 foreigners — received warnings when they failed to present their vaccination cards.
City Hall Advisory Board member Datuk P. Gunaseelan said food operators who could not find the time to get their typhoid vaccination at clinics should contact City Hall.
“If there are 40 or more people who need to be vaccinated, our health team will go to the establishment and provide the service at RM21 per person,” he said.
“If you cannot come to us, we will come to you. There are no excuses.”
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr. S Subramaniam said the number of typhoid cases remained at 37 for Kuala Lumpur and 15 for Selangor.
It was reported that five patients were undergoing treatment in Kuala Lumpur, two in Selangor and one each in Kelantan and Kedah.
City Hall Health and Environment Department director Dr Hayati Abdullah said Ops Wabak would continue until the sources for the recent typhoid outbreak were identified and eradicated.
The focus of the inspections was on general cleanliness of the premises and their staff, proof of vaccination for food handlers, and also food-handling course certificates issued by City Hall.
During the inspections yesterday, six compounds were issued to a restaurant in Kepong — three for failure to get their workers vaccinated, two for offences related to the premise license and one for unsatisfactory level of cleanliness.
