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KRISIS KOMUNIKASI - Nur Ilya Natasha Due to the COVID-19 outbreak resulting in the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Malaysia, the nation has been staying at home for the previous weeks trying their best to follow the rules. Though the order was simple and clear, this situation has affected everyone in every aspect. The feeling of anxiety during the whole time was unbearable. People have been searching for a new job or opportunity and it has proven to be a huge challenge. Despite everything that is happening, everyone is seen to be doing a variety of new activities every single day. From wanting to fulfill any bucket lists during this free time to a particular thing that everyone has been doing every minute and every hour - which is online shopping. “In one day, we can do around 50 to 200 deliveries. I would say the delivery rate has increased to up to 30% due to COVID-19 as more people choose to get their groceries delivered to them instead of going out,” said Shah Alam-based MyMarket business owner Sarah Salim to StarLifeStyle Tech. With the number of half-price sales of their favourite brands and amazing new stuff that is available, it intrigues people’s needs to shop there even more. In a day they could spend on more than one item with just a click. According to Pos Laju, online items have reached one of the highest amounts in history; up to 850,000 items in a day. SASARAN EDISI 82 47