Double whammy of a crisis


Stricter SOP: A restaurant sign informing customers it’s open only for take away and for shorter business hours. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

MALAYSIA has entered its most critical stage with all-time high new Covid-19 infections and fatalities reported in the past few days. Our healthcare facilities nationwide are at breaking point, if not already past it.

As the spike in infections and body counts continues, the overriding question in our national conversation now is: Are we on the right track? This invariably revolves around the need to choose between saving lives and saving livelihoods.

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