Covid-19: Months after lockdown, Ipoh reawakens... slowly
BY JOHN BUNYAN
Business owners and shopkeepers here are glad that the government has lifted the interstate travel ban and allowed businesses to operate at full capacity. Tan said that apart from their regular patrons and locals, they have been receiving tourists from the neighbouring states recently, especially on weekends.Michelin star Singapore-based Liao Fan Hawker Chan’s chicken rice shop supervisor Wyng Yap, 30, says they have seen more local tourists now after the lockdown eased. — Picture by Farhan Najib
Ooi, 69, from Wong Koh Kee restaurant located in Concubine Lane in Ipoh said patrons are gradually returning to the shop. — Picture by Farhan Najib Similarly, Loh Pui Wee who sells souvenirs on Concubine Lane said that more local tourists are visiting the Ipoh Old Town area. “Business is slowly picking up and we are getting visitors. However, if the cases continue to increase, the government might again impose lockdown.
Nadhiereh Akmal from Putrajaya and her friends Danial Najmi and Aina Madhihah Jamil at Concubine Lane in Ipoh. — Picture by Farhan Najib
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