By: Malay Mail Text Size: Kuala Lumpur: The threat to Malaysia’s economy due to a sustained spike in Covid-19 cases was the reason the Yang di-Pertuan Agong agreed to proclaim a state of Emergency, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pic) said Tuesday. The Prime Minister added that during the Emergency, the King can allow any ordinance to be made to reduce the number of Covid-19 cases, including taking over private hospitals and private properties. “This means the Government now can have more exclusive involvement and power with the private hospital sectors, to help manage the load and difficulties faced by government hospitals. Through this ordinance, we can get manpower help from private hospitals, more medical expertise, assets, facilities, labs and other utilities. This ordinance will help speed up affairs with private hospitals,” he said.