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Savills Malaysia associate director of retail services Murli Menon: Even now, with proper screening and physical barriers - such as individual cubicles or plastic barriers like what we are already seeing overseas, F&B operators could open for business. In fact, we observed that since the beginning of the CMCO, the F&B sector has recovered better than other retailers 

One may be able to negotiate the rental of a space and save on rent but on the other hand, F&B players are now forced to rely and spend on delivery services.

A spokesman for the hotel said there will be a “total closure of the hotel” from next month while all its employees have been asked “to accept the offered voluntary separation scheme (VSS)”.

Penang Island City Council licensing department senior health officer Goh Eng Chun: They must leave once they have finished their meals.

Dr Jeffrey Burns, a critical care specialist at Boston Children's Hospital: This multisystem inflammatory syndrome is not directly caused by the virus. The leading hypothesis is that it is due to the immune response of the patient.

"We cannot continue to drag on as we still have bills and staff salary to pay every month. We still have to pay the full rental fee during this difficult period. Even freelance instructors in our gym are affected with the mandatory closure of the gym due to Covid-19."

Dr Foo Chee Hung: Malaysia is expected to experience economic contraction following the imposed Movement Control Order (MCO) from March 18 to May 3 that has caused business shutdown in all non-essential activities. The country’s property market was clobbered as a result.

“When we talk about an ergonomic chair, first of all, you need to look at the back care of the chair. Can the chair support your body perfectly and fit your body contour?"

Consumer shopping habits are changing. The usual mall offerings consisting of retail shops, departmental stores and F&B outlets do not suffice anymore.

Although the majority of the respondents look forward to visiting malls again in the long run, in the near term, most would continue to be wary about the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus as only 26% of those who will visit malls post-MCO stated that they will go to the malls immediately after the MCO is lifted against 74% who reckoned that they would only visit when the need arises.