LETTER | Emergency not saving lives or economy

LETTER | The Covid-19 situation is climbing feverishly. Not only have infections increased but it is also spreading all across the nation. No state is free from it.

Not only are deaths increasing, but we are also now accelerating from a dozen lost lives in the past to over 1,900 as of today.

All the millions of ringgit collected from fines and summonses are unable to stall or even bring down the virus spread as new variants have already landed in Malaysia despite so many ever-changing standard operating procedures (SOPs).

But for those issuing the fines, on the brighter side, it is good money collected though.

Even the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) finally found its courage to press the alarm today. It may be a little too late because, despite over 14 months since the pandemic landed on our shores, we could not foresee the virus' spread and have effective contingencies in place except think of a 'darurat', or emergency.

Our healthcare system and medical frontline defence are caving under the duress of stretched manpower beyond safe, manageable, and practical limits.

Facilities are unable to keep up with unpredictable but definitely climbing numbers of infections.

At some point, all these fast-opened quarantine camps will suffer from an imminent implosion of poor maintenance and the inability to keep up and provide hygiene in the tents. It is already showing up in some camps unless we refuse to admit it.

People are asked to keep the economy going while "Stay Home" calls also ring from the authorities.

Seems like public transport is considered not a potential zone of serious and widespread infection.

Indeed, the darurat, which we all believed is a maverick solution necessary to fight and plug the virus, is obviously not working.

Then why is Parliament not convened, please?