Human Writes: We can’t lower our guard against Covid-19 yet

With highly infectious Covid-19 variants appearing in Malaysia, testing needs to be ramped up so an infected person can be quickly isolated. － FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

“Oh it’s only lunch!” That was the retort made when an older relative declined lunch with a friend recently. One week later, that friend was in hospital with Covid-19.

I don’t want to be a scaremonger. But I feel duty-bound to sound an alarm now. More than ever before, we are entering dangerous territory with the pandemic in Malaysia. That meet-up with friends, that birthday party, that shopping jaunt for fun – it all just got more dangerous.