It is incumbent upon all of us to exercise caution, common sense and cooperation with the authorities. For a time, we in Malaysia felt relatively safe, seeing other countries suffering more, but Covid-19 has made its presence powerfully felt with the second wave of cases beginning on 27 February. Many of the cultural organisations I’m involved with had to cancel shows and international tours, then rehearsals and routine meetings. It is with religious events that leadership is especially required to contain transmissions, with two thirds of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia so far traced to a multi-day gathering of missionaries at a mosque in Sri Petaling. It is incumbent upon all of us to exercise caution, common sense and cooperation with the authorities.

Source: The Star March 20, 2020 00:01 UTC