MCO pointless if all economic sectors stay open, says MMA

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PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association has questioned the government’s move to implement a nationwide movement control order while still allowing all economic sectors to operate.

MMA president Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said the government should have taken a firm stand and implemented a stricter MCO, adding that a better approach would be a strict lockdown for two weeks at most before slowly lifting restrictions.

“I don’t see the purpose of this MCO because you have all economic sectors open which are all over the place, in different locations. I don’t see the logic, it’s even contradictory.

“The virus has already spread everywhere and it will only get worse. I think the general public is also worried. But what the government is doing might be counterproductive for them as well as the people,” he told FMT.

Noting that Putrajaya had to balance between the economy and public health, he maintained that a lockdown was necessary at this point.


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