He said the move was to give a new lease of life to the tourism industry, especially hotel operators, who are more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic as they are bound by regulations compared with Airbnb operators.

Of the 47 new cases, two were imported cases and the other 45 were local transmitted infections. Thirty-one cases were recorded in Sabah, whereby 22 cases were from the Benteng Lahad Datu (LD) cluster. Meanwhile, 13 new cases were recorded from the Tawar cluster in Kedah.

Petaling Jaya District Police chief ACP Nik Ezanee Mohd Faizal said in a statement today that in the 11.30 pm (Saturday) inspection of the premises in Tropicana Damansara, the owner of the outlet was also compounded for failing to limit the number of patrons and maintain physical distancing.

“If it is something that we have to abide by, then we should implement it. The situation here (in the state) is under control but we should not take it easy in other areas.”

Among the other offences were organising activities with large crowd difficult for physical distancing (103), private parties (56), failure to provide entry record facility (32), not wearing face mask (14) and premises operating beyond the permitted hours (8).

State Housing and Local Government Committee chairman Ayub Jamil said the unsold properties include low cost flats and luxury condominiums.

In Sabah, 44 of the new 48 cases came from the Benteng Lahad Datu cluster involving 21 foreigners, while another three cases came from a newly detected Laut cluster.

Vizione managing director Datuk Ng Aun Hooi: The difference is that Vizione is acquiring an existing and operating glove factory in a time where demand will stay high for the next two years. We have to catch this wave while it lasts as it wouldn’t be the same by 2024 or 2025.

Retail Group Malaysia (RGM) managing director Tan Hai Hsin: A very interesting development in grocery trade took place after the MCO was imposed. The pandemic actually revived the businesses of many struggling grocery retailers that had physical stores.

Director of Sunway Bhd, Sarena Cheah: “As we continue to build upon and improve how we run our current businesses in this new digital era, whatever new ventures we look at will likely be in the digital space, which is scalable and at the same time, helps us amplify our strengths and capture new markets.