File photo of a florist arranging fresh flowers at her shop.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): Photography equipment shops, used items shops, nurseries and florists as well as shops selling souvenirs and crafts are allowed to operate in Phase One states of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) effective Sept 17.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the matter was decided at the Special Committee on Pandemic Management meeting today, which agreed to allow some flexibility to some of the employment/economic sectors.
He said that antique shops, toy shops, carpet shops, creative content and equipment shops, outdoor shops including camping gear, fishing and others, cosmetic shops, skincare and perfume shops as well as tobacco shops including outlets selling vapes and electronic cigarettes are also allowed to operate.
“These types of businesses are allowed to operate, provided that vaccination conditions are met,” he said in a statement today.
Apart from that, he said the meeting also agreed that the supply of minerals and rock materials, including sand, as well as the movement from quarry mineral tenements or dredging sites to premises or sites of major public infrastructure construction projects and necessary industrial or service premises would be allowed. – Bernama
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