Consider This: HIDE (Part 1) - Why Are Retailers Up In Arms?

May 10, 2021, 03:03 PM

The government has a new warning system, touted to predict future Covid-19 hotspots. The Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement system, or better known as HIDE, will -- as the government claims -- allow it to take pre-emptive action so that certain premises or areas can avoid turning into Covid-19 clusters. But what’s gone wrong in its implements that it has one of its main stakeholders up in arms? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin, Managing Director of the hypermarket & emporium chain, Mydin.