Closing low-risk outlets makes no sense, says ex-deputy minister

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PETALING JAYA: Former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye has proposed three ways to balance lives and livelihood as the Covid-19 situation worsens.

He said it did not make sense to force non-essential businesses to close despite being in the low-risk category.

He said risk-based assessment would be more effective to kick-start the stuttering economy while ensuring the numbers are low.

“It should be risk-based and not according to the industries.

“It doesn’t make sense to punish those who are following SOPs and allow those violating them to continue operating,” he told FMT.

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