Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said among the reasons that 3,000 people had not been screened was that those who had gone abroad after attending the gathering had not returned.

"These can be attributed to generally prudent loan affordability standards applied by banks when extending loans to households." 

...due to a pronounced and prolonged mismatch between demand and supply. 

He added that the total number of deaths also increased to 53, with three new cases today.

Essential services, which include supply of utilities, cleaning, security, sewerage, mechanical and electrical, must not be disrupted.

Hence, industry stakeholders must be adequately armed with proactive measures to keep the risk of virus exposure to a minimum, especially in premises such as shopping malls and office buildings where the public will access for essential services.

What then are the steps a developer can take in response to the difficulties it may face in meeting milestones, especially from restrictions imposed during the virus pandemic?

"It is estimated that 5.5 million sq ft of office space will be completed each year until 2021, far exceeding the average annual demand of 2.3 million sq ft per annum over the past three years."

MIPEAC wants the government to consider waiving the RPGT in 2020. 

The deferment package allows small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and individuals to delay their loan repayments up to six months from April 1. The deferment includes conventional loans and Islamic financing repayment obligations (including mortgage loan and hire purchase loan), except for credit card balances.