Opposition MPs question need for Emergency

All set for MCO: ­­ A restaurant worker putting up a notice to inform customers about the new directive beginning today. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Several Opposition MPs have questioned the need for the Emergency proclamation, as businesses are just beginning to recover from the Covid-19 fallout that saw sluggish economic activities since the implementation of the movement control order in March last year.

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government has adequate powers to curb the transmission without having to declare an emergency.