All hands on deck Star file photo Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent The government should focus on safeguarding the livelihoods of the low-income people and fortifying its health facilities to combat the coronavirus rather than fixating on maintaining the growth momentum, said economists yesterday. "For the time being we should not pay much attention in achieving the mid-term and long-term targets of sustainable development goals (SDG) or whether GDP growth is going to be the same as before," said eminent economist Wahiduddin Mahmud at a webinar styled "Covid-19: Linking Economic and Health Concerns" organised by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies.