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This signals the end of outgoing Kedah Menteri Besar Mukhriz Mahathir's tenure as menteri besar, which he has held for two years after Pakatan Harapan won Kedah in the 2018 national polls.

The report said the move is a special exemption as foreigners are barred from entering Malaysia since March 18 due to the movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of Covid-19.

In the three-minute video, dental surgeon Pfundheller who calls himself an international traveller lauded the government’s quick action to curb the spread of the disease.

How are a couple of F&B operators adapting to stay afloat in these trying times? And, are they innovating to stay ahead of the game?

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.

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.