PUTRAJAYA, March 30 (Bernama) — All business premises selling essential items including supermarkets and petrol stations are to operate from 8 am to 8 pm under the second phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO) starting April 1.

Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the directive is also applied to stalls and restaurants as well as food delivery service.

"We would like to encourage people to shop online and at the same time try to avoid from having any contact with delivery service people," he said in a press conference after the Special Ministerial Committee on MCO meeting here today.