Inside Scoop ice-cream co-founder Edmund Tan: At this juncture, I find it hard to accept the risk of potential closure of the whole kitchen due to hygiene problems of other users.

Savills Malaysia associate director of retail services Murli Menon: Even now, with proper screening and physical barriers - such as individual cubicles or plastic barriers like what we are already seeing overseas, F&B operators could open for business. In fact, we observed that since the beginning of the CMCO, the F&B sector has recovered better than other retailers 

One may be able to negotiate the rental of a space and save on rent but on the other hand, F&B players are now forced to rely and spend on delivery services.

Of the 36 new cases, 28 involved foreign nationals, accounting for 78%.

A spokesman for the hotel said there will be a “total closure of the hotel” from next month while all its employees have been asked “to accept the offered voluntary separation scheme (VSS)”.

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.

"The details of the plan that would put a transit station next to Genting's planned waterfront casino also lay out the financial hurdles to getting it built."

The number of active cases jumped from 28 reported on Wednesday, putting it one case away from becoming a red zone.

"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."