Govt assistance via stimulus packages should help buttress the impact of Covid-19 outbreak.

Checking in: Tourists with face masks queueing at KLIA2. The tourism industry is one of the worst hit by the Covid-19 outbreak. — AFP

AS the world continues to be gripped by the news cycle surrounding the Covid-19 epidemic, attention remains fixated on the plight of those infected.

The constant vigil over the well-being of those ill is in the thoughts of many but equally, governments are now switching their attention to the fallout from the debilitating outbreak that has crippled many facets of businesses.