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Penang Island City Council licensing department senior health officer Goh Eng Chun: They must leave once they have finished their meals.

Dr Jeffrey Burns, a critical care specialist at Boston Children's Hospital: This multisystem inflammatory syndrome is not directly caused by the virus. The leading hypothesis is that it is due to the immune response of the patient.

"We cannot continue to drag on as we still have bills and staff salary to pay every month. We still have to pay the full rental fee during this difficult period. Even freelance instructors in our gym are affected with the mandatory closure of the gym due to Covid-19."

Dr Foo Chee Hung: Malaysia is expected to experience economic contraction following the imposed Movement Control Order (MCO) from March 18 to May 3 that has caused business shutdown in all non-essential activities. The country’s property market was clobbered as a result.

“When we talk about an ergonomic chair, first of all, you need to look at the back care of the chair. Can the chair support your body perfectly and fit your body contour?"

Consumer shopping habits are changing. The usual mall offerings consisting of retail shops, departmental stores and F&B outlets do not suffice anymore.

Although the majority of the respondents look forward to visiting malls again in the long run, in the near term, most would continue to be wary about the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus as only 26% of those who will visit malls post-MCO stated that they will go to the malls immediately after the MCO is lifted against 74% who reckoned that they would only visit when the need arises.

The objective of the survey was to gauge consumer behaviour in visiting shopping malls pre- and post-MCO; and to see whether Malaysians were keen to return to visit their favourite malls like they used to after the MCO was lifted.

The report said barbed wire fencing was being set up by Armed Forces personnel as early as 3am at surrounding areas across Hotel Pudu Plaza, similar to recent efforts at the nearby Jalan Raja Bot wet market in Chow Kit.

Datuk Jalaluddin Alias is the Member of Parliament for Jelebu.