Cut your losses and move on

THREE months before enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) began on March 18, my friend opened a fine dining restaurant in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. The restaurant did not fare well, as it failed to draw in the crowd. He is mindful that it will take a while before his business venture can generate any profit.

Now, with the Covid-19 pandemic and with bleak news announced daily – including the statement by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed that the country’s economy will need at least six months to recover after the Covid-19 crisis ends – my friend is in a dilemma what to do next.