some of them are not. if they haven't taken their annual leaves for the year, they get to have their full annual leave benefits. however, if they have gone on holiday earlier this year, they go on forced unpaid leaves. i heard that's the case for some mall employees. can't really blame the shopkeepers though because they have been suffering huge losses as well.

i hope i can fully support this and believe that this is really for everyone's safety. i truly hope this closure is necessary as there are a lot of livelihoods involved. i hope they're not just overreacting and implementing such drastic measures just so they can look like they're truly serious this time.