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This article was first published here on 20 April 2020. Below is the translation in English.

This article was first published here on 27 April 2020. Below is the translation in English.

This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on May 4, 2020 – May 10, 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR: About 70% of Malaysian companies do have a business continuity plan or a crisis management plan to deal with or mitigate the effects of a global pandemic such as COVID-19, according to a poll by the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM).

However, the poll highlighted that only 62% of these companies had started implementing their plans, while 21% admitted that their organisations did not have any contingency plan but are in the midst of developing one in response to the Movement Control Order (MCO).

KUALA LUMPUR: About 70% of Malaysian companies do have a business continuity plan or a crisis management plan to deal with or mitigate the effects of a global pandemic such as COVID-19, according to a poll by the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM).

However, the poll highlighted that only 62% of these companies had started implementing their plans, while 21% admitted that their organisations did not have any contingency plan but are in the midst of developing one in response to the Movement Control Order (MCO).