Sharp drop in patron numbers


Too quiet: A mall in George Town with few customers browsing around the stalls. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

THE Covid-19 pandemic is not only a global health crisis but it has also severely affected the economy with many business premises now at risk of plunging into financial difficulties.

Most shop lots in shopping malls and coffee shops have reported a sharp decline in business since the conditional movement control order (MCO) came into force.

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