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THE move by the government to reimpose the movement control order to wage a tougher war against Covid-19 was unavoidable.

With the rising number of Covid-19 cases – yesterday’s number breached the 4,000 mark for the first time – and government hospitals running out of beds to accommodate the sick, there really is no other choice but to reimpose the MCO for the well-being of Malaysians.Consequently, a state of emergency was declared to allow the authorities more power to urgently deal with this pandemic.

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