Domestic trade and consumer affairs minister Alexander Nanta Linggi said in a statement today the SOP included limiting the number of customers allowed in the premises at any one time based on its size.

Also allowed to operate at 100% workforce capacity is the e-commerce sector for all product categories.

Meanwhile, for seven other sectors – restaurants; laundry (including self-service); petrol stations; pet care or pet food stores; eyewear and optical goods stores; hardware shops; and vehicle workshops, maintenance and spare parts shops are allowed to operate with 60% of the workforce, he said.

“At least one employee is required to control the entry and exit of customers at self-service laundries,” he added.

“All essential service activities in the distributive trade sector are allowed to operate from 8am to 8pm except for petrol stations, which are from 6am to 8pm, while petrol stations on tolled highways are allowed to operate 24 hours a day,” said Nanta.

For any further inquiries, industry players and members of the public may contact the Distributive Trade and Services Industry Secretariat via the hotline at 03-8882-6322/6587 or via e-mail to [email protected].