Their call comes amid the soon-to-end recovery movement control order period, slated for Aug 31, pending further announcement by the government.
“The move from MCO to recovery MCO has helped retailers conduct and normalise their businesses to a certain extent. SME Association president Datuk Michael Kang said the government should not be too quick to ease restrictions. Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai said the government, particularly the Health Ministry, would be in a better position to know whether to extend or end the MCO based on the data, especially in light of reports on new clusters emerging and virus mutations.