MKN Allows Dining, Retail, Creative Industry, Sports Training

Restaurants + Eateries

• Dining in is allowed in restaurants and eateries from 10 February 2021 onwards.
• Restaurants inside pubs and night clubs are still NOT allowed.
• Limited to two (2) persons per table.
• Must have minimum physical distance of 1 metre
• At least one employee must be dedicated to ensure compliance with SOP

Retail Industry

• All remaining retail business selling fashion, cosmetics, shoes, accessories, electronics, cameras, flowers, souvenirs, carpets, sports equipment, kitchen equipment and more, are allowed to reopen from 10 February 2021 onwards.
• Businesses must clean and sanitise their stores 3 times a day.
• Employees and customers must wear a face mask at all times.
• All customers must register using MySejahtera.
• Fashion shops must provide gloves for the selection of clothes and accessories
• Cosmetic and fragrance : only purchases allowed, consultation and cosmetics testing are forbidden

Creative Industry

• The creative industry will be allowed to start operating from 10 February 2021 onwards.
• This includes animation production, music production, studio production, digital music composition and recording, pre-production, filming, live streaming – all without a live audience.
• Filming and production is allowed from 8 AM until 10 PM.
• Production studios must obtain special production certification from FINAS, which includes a name list of people working on the project, and negative COVID-19 test results at least 3 days before production begins.
• Up to 30% of the management team, up to a maximum of 20 people, are allowed on site.
• Food and drinks must be packaged and taken away.
• Face-to-face casting is not allowed.

Sports

• Centralised training programs can resume for teams playing in the Malaysia Football League (MFL), Malaysia Hockey League (MHL) and Sepak Takraw League (STL) starting 15 February 2021.
• The liberalisation of other individual sports are being considered, and will be announced shortly.