Minister: Services reopening during MCO only for green zones, not entire country
Sunday, 12 Apr 2020 10:57 AM MYTDatuk Wan Junaidi speaks to the press at the Parliament on March 22, 2018. ― Picture by Miera Zulyana
Wan Junaidi, who is entrepreneur development and cooperatives minister, said the list of additional services that would have operating restrictions lifted was drawn up by a special Cabinet committee that was formed on the instructions of the prime minister during a Cabinet meeting two weeks ago. “The committee came up with the report and identified certain businesses, and later after several discussions, it was agreed only to operationalise certain businesses and services in the ‘Covid-19 green areas’ of the country.
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