Curb Covid-19 with targeted SOPs, not lockdowns, say PH MPs

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PETALING JAYA: Opposition MPs are urging Putrajaya to curb workplace Covid-19 transmissions with targeted SOPs, calling it an important precursor to reopening the economy.

Five MPs and four party members said it was time to move past the arbitrary terms of “essential” and “non-essential” sectors as even essential services can be hotbeds of virus infections.

“Instead, adopt a more scientific assessment in accordance with the risk of transmission,” they said in a joint statement.

They said the government should reopen sectors with low transmission incidence with proper SOPs.

The five MPs – Tony Pua (DAP-Petaling Jaya),  Dzulkefly Ahmad (Amanah-Kuala Selangor), Wong Chen (PKR-Subang), Tan Yee Kew (PKR- Wangsa Maju) and Noor Amin Ahmad (PKR- Kangar) – said investor groups have also urged the government to reassess SOPs that have not only disrupted operations but also failed to control virus transmissions.


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