Open more sectors, or see them close for good, warns ex-deputy minister

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PETALING JAYA: The government should allow more economic sectors to open up in a safe and responsible manner under the current phase of the lockdown, former international trade and industry deputy minister Ong Kian Ming said today.

He added if business owners are forced to close until Covid-19 cases drop below 4,000 they may end up having to close for good instead.

“The government needs to make another U-turn on the announced policy of only opening up the economy further when the number of cases drops below 4,000.

“If not, many more businesses will collapse and die. Human misery and suffering will be increased significantly beyond what is already happening now,” DAP’s Ong said in a statement.

The Bangi MP also urged Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to come up with a plan for each ministry on how various economic sectors can open up safely, subject to strict SOPs, for those who have been vaccinated.



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