MCO 2.0 better than full lockdown, say retailers


PETALING JAYA: The impact on businesses with the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) will be adverse but the retail and restaurant sectors say the government has little choice but to enforce it.

Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA) vice-president Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin said apart from Sabah, the economic impact on Penang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Labuan, Melaka and Johor would be huge due to their high GDP value.

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