Bars go online as Covid-19 hits hospitality industry


Petaling Street PS150 is one of the bars that are taking part in the 1887 Virtual Bar programme to help local bars. Photo: Filepic

The Covid-19 pandemic and the movement control order (MCO) has affected many business and industries, but it has hit the hospitality and bar industry especially hard. The need for social distancing is especially devastating for an industry that relies mostly on people socialising with one another.

Since the MCO began in March, and with the ban on bars and pubs still being enforced during the current conditional MCO, we've seen a number of bars and pubs being forced to close down.

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