Seventy factories have been ordered to close for breaching Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), said Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

"Perhaps we didn't announce it, so people only know about the most famous case involving the closure of rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove. The fact is, many factories were instructed to close (temporarily) by the government.

"Until May, a total of 70 factories were...