LABUAN, May 30 A funeral gathering in Kampung Sungai Keling has triggered a new cluster, the Simpang Sungai Cluster, on the duty-free island yesterday, after a 38-year-old man was found to be positive for Covid-19, and infected six others. Labuan Health Department director Dr Ismuni Bohari said.
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia saw a sharp spike in deaths from Covid-19, with 98 fatalities on Saturday (May 29), bringing the total fatalities to 2,650. All of the deceased were Malaysians.
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 07:18 PM MYT
BY SOO WERN JUN
Police officers conducting checks at a roadblock in Jalan Kuching, Kuala Lumpur January 31, 2021. Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 The EU-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Eurocham) Malaysia today warned the Malaysian government against a full lockdown, citing many businesses in the midst of recovering from last year’s movement control order (MCO) may not be able to survive another one.
Although supporting the decision, Eurocham said it was not necessary to activate a full lockdown for any state or the entire country as it may hinder Malaysia’s economic recovery and affect social sustainability.
LETTER | Consider full lockdown carefully, give economy chance to breathe
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LETTER | As the country is experiencing another surge in Covid-19 positive cases reported from several states, we at Eurocham Malaysia support the government’s decision to respond to the threat in favour of public health by utilising proven strategies.
With this in mind, Eurocham Malaysia cautions against a restrictive full lockdown for any state or the whole country, as it certainly will hinder Malaysia’s economic recovery and social sustainability, and may be partially led by skewed data as well as community spread rather than workplace-related infections.
Businesses are still restructuring and recuperating from the impact of the first lockdown last year, and facing many challenges due to the protracted pandemic including substantial revenue and financial losses, logistics challenges and supply chain interruptions just to name a few.