Businesses now agree that stricter MCO is necessary BERNAMA
PETALING JAYA: The unrelenting advance of the Covid-19 assault has forced businesses to soften their opposition to tighter controls.
In a step back from an earlier resistance to more drastic measures, some businesses have now come out in support of a stricter movement control order (MCO) to curb the spread of infections.
The Federation of Malaysian Business Associations (FMBA) conceded that the crisis has reached a point where measures to save lives should take precedence over making profits.
“It is better to suffer some losses now and still have the capability to recoup in the future, rather than let the situation drag on (indefinitely),” FMBA pro-tem chairman Datuk Abdul Malik Abdullah told
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