Getting back to business

POPULATION-wide mass testing carried out to identify and contain sporadic and asymptomatic Covid-19 cases is not likely to help prevent the Covid-19 spread and the movement control order (MCO) should continue while allowing business to resume in stages, says the Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF).

While deeming mass testing a futile exercise and saddled with logistical issues, MEF executive director Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan says that the MCO still needs to be enforced for a longer period until the health authorities are sure and confident that Covid-19 is no longer a threat to the nation.