Slow recovery expected as Penang reels from Covid-19 blow

GEORGE TOWN: From vacant car parks and empty supermarket shelves to a subdued morning rush hour, Penang is facing the next level of the Covid-19 fallout since the state reported its first Covid-19 patient.

The economic blow is expected to worsen because many large scale public events were cancelled or postponed, including a conference of about 18,000 attendees from 64 countries who were supposed to fly in next month.