In New Zealand, many of those services I mentioned were listed on the government’s COVID-19 online platform – and they rarely change it, unlike in Malaysia. There is no harm in looking to others for pointers on what essential services should be. Factories that manufacture materials or products for those essential sectors should also be allowed to function. Essential services should also cover food & beverage, excluding specialty stores. In my opinion, essential sectors should cover all branches of the medical sector, safety and defense forces, housing maintenance, banks, anything relating to animals, as well as emergency services such as – car servicing, e-hailing, and public transportation. Fortunately, the repairman I hired to fix the issue had the specific tools needed to solve the problem. So if a pipe bursts in your house, like what had happened to me, you’re out of luck. What the government considers as an essential service that’s allowed to operate amid tighter restrictions has been confusing – and sometimes, illogical.ĭuring the first lockdown last year, hardware shops weren’t allowed to open. Sounds like a solid plan, doesn’t it? Well, here’s the beef: Essential or not? Phase Three: reopening nearly all economic sectors with strict procedures in place. ![]() Phase Two: reopening some economic sectors that don’t require large gatherings for a month. Phase One: the ongoing total lockdown from June 1 to 14. In a bid to flatten the curve, the government decided to tweak its strategies, with the Prime Minister’s Office recently suggesting a three-phase lockdown. Overall, the country has clocked 587,165 cases and 2,993 deaths, as of June 2. Things are so bad that refrigerated shipping containers are being used at some hospitals to store the bodies of those who died of COVID-19 before cremations or burials. This could get worse, according to the health ministry’s projections, which said that the nation’s daily COVID-19 cases may hit 13,000 in two weeks if COVID-19 measures were not strictly followed. It is as though Malaysians have started to isolate themselves even before the government imposed its most recent Movement Control Order across the nation.įollowing several rounds of restrictions on travel, businesses, and gatherings, Malaysia still reported a high of 9,020 COVID-19 infections on May 29 and a record 126 deaths on Wednesday. At this point, I feel that the people around me are already doing their best to look after themselves – lockdown or not. ![]() But in my opinion, Malaysia can do better. Many governments around the world are trying their best to protect their people from the coronavirus epidemic. What’s different this time around? Polite answers from those I have spoken to range from “not much” to “could be better.” Malaysia is going through a total lockdown for the third time since the pandemic started last year.
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