MCO: 'We must find a common ground, as we did before, to balance the importance of protecting and saving lives, and opening the economy to sustain our livelihoods'. — KT GOH/The Star
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein shares his perspective on three topics: managing Covid-19, politics, and international affairs in a series of three articles to appear in The Star this week. This is the first in the series.
IT has been over a year since the first case of Covid-19 reached our shores. As pandemic fatigue sets in, I can see Malaysians are becoming restless and understandably so as it has been just over 450 days since the implementation of the first movement control order. As we continue to navigate one of the most difficult periods many of us have faced, I always remind myself that we must never allow our emotions to take over, as frustrated actions may lead to irrational behaviour.
While writing this being quarantined in my room, and as the nation is going through another lockdown – the feeling is very different from last March. Back then, personally and as a nation, we knew nothing at all regarding the pandemic, we allowed the fear of the unknown and the intolerance of uncertainty get the better of us.
'The greatest tragedy for Malaysia is if we are unable to reflect on our own mistakes and weaknesses. We must strive never to repeat them.'
