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（吉隆坡17日讯）马新咖啡茶业联合总会总会长何子孟说，国内所有茶餐室明天开始，将以“半开”方式经营，鼓励消费者和客户打包，不允许在店内集体用餐。
他说，这是茶餐室同业首次经历的“经营方式”，主要是要配合政府在应对全球疫情进行的防范措施。
他受本报询问时说，这只是应急措施，消费者和顾客要忍耐一些，希望疫情尽快过去。
他说，该会目前全国有逾2万名会员，并已发出通告，在政府实行行动管制防疫之际，咖啡店及店里档口可以“半开门”做生意，惟不可对外太过公开。
“顾客不可进入店内闲坐和闲聊，但允许提供外带、外卖和外送服务，直到本月31日为止。
https://www.sinchew.com.my/content/content_2235421.html
（以下为英文版报道）
Coffee shops can operate, but only for takeaways
PETALING JAYA: Coffee shops will not be allowing customers to dine in but will remain partially open for takeaways, says the Malaysia Singapore Coffeeshop Proprietors’ General Association.
Its president Datuk Ho Su Mong said he had called up the National Operations Management Centre set up by the authorities on the matter.
“We have called them up and asked them to clarify this matter for the coffee shops.
“We are allowed to operate coffee shops partially, and we can allow customers to tapau (take away), but we cannot allow them to dine in or sit together and catch up with old friends.
“So coffee shops are allowed to open partially for business but not openly in order to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, ” he said on Tuesday (March 17).
He said while some of his members in bigger cities engaged in food delivery services to send food to customers, coffee shops in smaller towns would be encouraging customers to take away food.
According to Ho, some of the members were opting to close shop for two weeks.
“Some members have expressed concerns at having to turn away customers who may get angry and not return to their coffee shop again. They said it’s better to just close shop for the whole two weeks, ” he said.
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/17/coffee-shops-can-operate-but-only-for-takeaways
