Govt should allow more community participation

ALTHOUGH we have lived with Covid-19 for one year, Malaysia has not achieved the desired level of community participation and empowerment in the fight against the pandemic. Granted, it is true that there is no global gold standard of community participation in pandemics, but it is also true that pandemic responses must have a strong government that can mobilise resources and provide clear leadership.

We believe that Malaysia can do much better in community participation and empowerment in the coming years when we have to live with the virus. What is urgently needed is to mobilise the entire community to participate in the pandemic response as well as the National Covid-19 Immunisation Plan.