Many of these factories rely on supporting materials, so, even if they’re allowed to open, they’re not operating at full capacity. Succinctly put, the country’s economy has already been decimated, so shutting down Selangor will only send it closer to the grave. As Malaysians, we only care about daily case numbers and whether we can get back to work. It’s obvious Kuala Lumpur and Selangor make up half of the total number of daily Covid-19 positive cases. He had also previously said that the numbers from factories were small compared to community transmissions.

Source: The Star July 03, 2021 23:15 UTC