Malaysian Indian Muslim Restaurant Owners Association (Presma) president Jawahar Ali Taib Khan said the CMCO in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya will affect their business.

“We will abide by whatever the government does to contain the spread of Covid-19. We are not asking for restaurants to open for 24 hours.

“But since the moratorium has not been extended, they cannot even afford to repay their bank loans,” he told FMT.

He said the moratorium should be extended until the end of the year.

Jawahar also called on the authorities to ramp up the enforcement of SOPs, including the issuing of compounds.

The CMCO in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya restricts travel for non-essential reasons, although businesses are allowed to open from 6am to 10pm and dining-in limited to two a table.

Ho Su Mong, president of the Malaysia Singapore Coffee Shop Proprietors’ General Association, said their members will abide by the regulations.

He said the association agreed with the two-a-table limit but was focusing on takeaways and deliveries.

“We also do not encourage crowds to come to the restaurants. That could lead to close contact among customers and workers,” he said.