Let states decide on lockdown rules, Putrajaya told

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PETALING JAYA: An economist and a former deputy minister have backed calls for the lockdown to be eased in states which have shown improvements in handling the Covid-19 pandemic.

Economist Geoffrey Williams of the Malaysia University of Science and Technology(MUST) urged Putrajaya to let state governments decide when to ease up on lockdowns, and former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said it would make good sense to vary the severity of lookdowns according to rates of infection at different locations.

Williams said the deteriorating economic situation had made it urgent for the government to try to end the national lockdown.

He noted the varying incidences of infection across the country and said the government should delegate to the states the authority to decide on lockdowns and give them the support they might need.

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