Shoppers in Kuala Lumpur rushing to buy a few essential items before the movement control order on Jan 13. Photo: Daisy Rita Savarimuthu
PETALING JAYA: Many economists previously warned that Malaysia could not afford another lockdown but with four-digit Covid-19 daily cases recorded since end-November 2020, they said the government is running out of options to contain the deadly virus outbreak.
Economists said the movement control order (MCO) commencing tomorrow is less stringent compared with the previous MCO implemented on March 18,2020.
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