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Commentary: Living with uncertainty the new normal in Malaysia, as vaccination timeline up in air Malaysia’ initial optimism of containing the pandemic, bolstered by the success of an early and decisive lockdown last year, has all but evaporated, says an observer.
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KUALA LUMPUR: On Jan 12, Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah declared a nationwide state of emergency. The declaration was largely unexpected and took place less than a day after the announcement of a second round of strict COVID-19 lockdowns for several states.
Malaysia’s difficult search for certainty
30 January 2021
Author: Darryl Tan, ASLI CPPS
On 12 January, Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah declared a nationwide state of emergency. The declaration was largely unexpected and took place less than a day after the announcement of a second round of strict COVID-19 lockdowns for several states.
The official aim of the emergency is to help combat a devastating third wave of infections, as daily COVID-19 cases averaged 2487 in the week leading up to the declaration. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin suggested in a televised speech that emergency ordinances may be enacted to allow the government to access private healthcare assets and empower the armed forces to assist with public health services.
Expatriate workers, including Bangladeshis, in Malaysia are facing concerns over their jobs and income after the country declared a nationwide state of emergency until August 1 to combat the rising Covid-19 cases with the daily case number recently crossing the 3,000-mark.
Migrants and rights activists said many foreign workers either lost their jobs or had their wages slashed amid the pandemic since February last year when a lot of businesses faced closure or downsizing.
With some businesses reopening in June, the economy began recovering. But the country saw another wave of Covid-19 late last year, prompting Malaysian King Al-Sultan Abdullah to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday.