Take cue from S'pore recovery plan, treat Covid-19 as endemic, says analyst


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah could consider measures geared towards treating Covid-19 as an endemic problem in the future so that people can carry on with their lives, suggests a political and economic analyst.

Singapore Institute of International Affairs senior fellow Dr Oh Ei Sun said taking a cue from Singapore’s recovery plan, the neighbouring country has faced the fact that while Covid-19 may never go away, it was possible to live normally with the virus in its midst.

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