known as Yen, said she has not had any problems getting baking ingredients or packaging during the MCO as her usual shops have been open, albeit for shorter hours.
“This is why I don’t have any problems getting supplies and fulfilling my customers’ orders,” she said.
However, she is unsure how the new directive would affect their operations.
A check in Matang found customers queuing to enter a packaging products whole-seller and a baking ingredients shop.
The customers were observed to be adhering to physical distancing requirements and were also wearing face masks.
Customers are seen at a telecommunication shop in Kapit following a notice from the state Ministry of Local Government and Housing that telecommunication dealers now are allowed to open for business twice a week - on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 4pm. However, the operators have to follow the guidelines strictly. They are required to make available hand sanitizer, wear face mask, practise good personal hygiene and observe social distancing to protect them (shopkeepers and shop assistants) as well as customers against the highly contagious Covid-19.
Customers wait to enter a packaging supplies shop.
Siti Nurain Anis
Arzuin Iskandar