PETALING JAYA: The Perikatan Nasional government decided that a state of emergency was the best way to contain the Covid-19 pandemic as earlier measures, including the movement control order, were not effective enough, say sources.
One source said that the Cabinet special meeting yesterday agreed that the declaration of a state of emergency be made under Article 150 of the Federal Constitution, provided that there was no martial law or curfews, and that economic activities are allowed to proceed as usual.
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