Hawkers want to put zero-business days behind them

Relief and hopeful: Ooi is back to preparing drinks while Lee (pic, below) cooks pancakes for a customer at the New Cathay Cafe in Burmah Road, George Town. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: With most curbs lifted in the transition to an endemic Covid-19 state, eatery operators hope the days of getting zero business are firmly behind them.

They remember the period of uncertainties when the country was put under the movement control order (MCO) several times, and they were forced to close shop because they could not bear the losses.