China Overseas Chinese Network, February 20. According to Malaysia’s Sin Chew Daily, the Malaysian government recently relaxed the restrictions on the number of diners. The restaurant industry hopes to attract more people to patronize and improve the business volume that has fallen sharply due to the epidemic.
Senior Minister of National Defense Ismail Sapili announced on February 18 that the number of people for dine-in in the MCO state is no longer limited to two people per table, but based on the size of the table, but at least one table must be observed. Feet distance.
He also said that the special meeting of the National Security Council (MKN) has resolved that whether it is in areas where the administrative order, conditional administrative order or restoration period administrative order is implemented, all restaurants are allowed to dine in according to the size of the table.
Owner: Tea business improves
The restaurant operators said that an unlimited number of people believes that it can attract more people to patronize, and give a “turnaround” to the bleak business.
In the past year, the restaurant business has been affected by the epidemic, and the business volume has dropped by at least 30% to 70%. In addition, they have to face high rents and costs, which have overwhelmed the industry.
During the interview, the tea room industry pointed out that although the government no longer restricts the number of people per table, it still needs to observe the condition of maintaining a distance of one meter; the general table size can only allow 2 to 4 people to sit, and the number of people who can eat in is not open Will increase too much.
However, they also said that as more people are allowed to eat in, business will more or less increase.
"Since the opening of dine-in, the business has really improved, especially the tea business. Generally, you pack food and eat at home. Drinks are not a necessary choice; but if you eat in a store, most people will order a drink to drink."
People: dine-in is still risky
When interviewed, people said that dine-in still has certain risks, and they still tend to take it home. Even if they dine out, they must protect themselves against epidemics and keep their distance.
"Unlimited number of people can be good or bad. It allows us to dine at the same table with family and friends. But after all, the risks of dining out are still there. We need to take precautions and protections."