Now’s the chance to get it right

A FEW days before the national lockdown was announced, the social media platforms of the Mentri Besar of Selangor posted a question: Is the movement control order (MCO) necessary now?

More than 150,000 people responded via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, overwhelmingly welcomed a lockdown. This is despite the state’s Covid-19 task force chairman’s view that a stricter lockdown is not the solution to contain the pandemic.