Take it slow and steady, like the ox

Close watch: Kpl Mohd Zuraidi Rosli (right) and L/Kpl Mohd Fazrol Mohammad from IPD Serdang ensuring customers abide by the SOP at a shop in Taman Puncak Jalil in Kuala Lumpur. Police have stepped up enforcement following a sharp spike in new Covid-19 cases. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Major Chinese groups in the country have implored those celebrating the Lunar New Year next month to restrict their visits and gatherings in view of the four-figure number of daily Covid-19 infections.

Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Huazong) president Tan Sri Goh Tian Chuan said it is a must for all to prioritise lives and public health.