3 factors Putrajaya must consider before reopening economy

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PETALING JAYA: Putrajaya needs to consider several factors objectively before deciding to reopen economic sectors, after clusters in the manufacturing sector had led to a surge of Covid-19 cases in Selangor, a health think tank says.

The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy said the government must ask itself three things:

• Is the epidemic under control?
  
• Is the healthcare system able to cope with a resurgence of cases that may arise after the relaxing of measures and reopening of sectors?
  
• Is the public health surveillance system able to cope, detect, manage cases, and identify areas where there is a resurgence of cases?
  

These three questions, Galen CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib said, could help determine whether restrictions can be released slowly or not at all.


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