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Dr Azmi: ‘We will have to be firm when ensuring people are complying with the SOP.'

THE Election Commission (EC) is prepared to conduct an election if required, and health and safety guidelines will be tailored to the Covid-19 situation that Malaysia is facing – with the possibility of stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs)

“Our SOP will be created to fit the situation at the time. It will be done with intense consultations with the relevant agencies with public health and safety the highest priority,” EC deputy chairman Dr Azmi Sharom tells Sunday Star.

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