TO many quarters now, any talk of a recovery from Covid-19 would seem like fluff. For almost two years, the world and Malaysia in particular have been mired in a pandemic that seems to be neverending, with many stops and starts of movement control orders (MCOs). The damage caused by the virus outbreak has not only affected lives, but has also cost hundreds of billions of ringgit in losses for the Malaysian economy. Even if there were to be a recovery, some industries will never be the same again, such as food and beverage, hospitality and perhaps even manufacturing and plantations, the two st...