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PETALING JAYA: Limited customer count, social distancing, use of hand sanitizers, and sanitization exercises are the order of the day for the retail and transportation sectors once the Conditional Movement Control (MCO) order enters effective Monday.
In the retail sector, restaurants, shopping malls, boutiques, laundries, jewelers, vehicle workshops and the like will be able to operate with 100% staff capacity.
These workers must wear face masks and record their temperature, while customer entry at any time will be limited.
The disinfection of the facilities must be carried out three times a day and it is recommended to carry out electronic transactions at the points of sale, while customers must also wear face masks.
Businesses can operate within hours of operation stipulated by the National Security Council (NSC), which vary according to their types of services.
For the transportation sector, public transportation will return to its normal hours of operation as practiced before the MCO was implemented on March 18.
Air, water and land travel will be reactivated soon with the services of flights, electronic calls, taxis and trains to operate with the entire workforce amid measures of social distancing.
Vehicles must be disinfected frequently and the use of face masks is mandatory for passengers traveling by air, electronic calls and taxis.
Thermal scanners must also be provided at airports and train stations.
These are some of the NSC guidelines following Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement yesterday about the conditional MCO.
RETAIL SECTOR
Shopping malls, supermarkets, department stores, pharmacies, boutiques, convenience stores / mini marts:
> Business hours from 10 a.m. at 10 p.m.
> Workers must wear masks at all times;
> Hand sanitizers at the entrances; and
> Entry and exit routes limited to the premises.
Laundry service, including self-service:
> Clients allowed from 9 a.m. at 10 p.m. and
> There is no WiFi service in the store.
Clothing and fashion accessories stores:
> Business hours from 9 a.m. at 10 p.m. and
> Customers cannot try on clothes.
Restaurants:
> Diners allowed from 7am to 10pm;
> Customers’ body temperatures will be recorded; and
> The dining tables must be separated by 2 m.
Furniture, jewelry, electrical and electronics, book and stationery, hardware and pet food stores:
> Business hours from 10 a.m. at 8 p.m. and
> Body temperature controls.
Vehicle workshops, auto repair and auto parts:
> Clients allowed from 8 a.m. at 9 p.m. and
> Body temperature controls.
Lenses and optical stores:
> Business hours from 10 a.m. at 8 p.m. and
> Body temperature controls.
Oil stations:
> Hours of operation based on state governments and local authorities; and
> Frequent sanitization of the pump nozzles.TRANSPORT SECTOR
Air travel (national and international flights):
> Mandatory use of masks for everyone before entering the airport terminals;
> One meter social distance between passengers at check-in counters;
> Mandatory use of disinfectants for all passengers;
> It must be an empty seat between passengers;
> Airplanes must be disinfected after operations;
> The flat sink is cleaned at least once every five uses; and
> Close contact should be avoided during meal services.
Taxis / e-hailing:
> Passengers allowed from 6 a.m. at 11 p.m.
> Only two passengers at a time;
> Encouraged online transactions; and
> Mandatory masks for passengers and drivers.
Rail (ETS, Intercity and Komuter, MRT, LRT, Monorail, KLIA Ekspres, KLIA Transit):
> Passengers allowed from 6 a.m. at 11 p.m.
> Disinfected trains and facilities after each trip;
> It is recommended to buy tickets online, monthly passes and Touch ‘n Go; and
> Thermal scanners in all seasons.The list of what is and cannot be obtained on the website of the National Security Council, which is regularly updated.
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