Sarawak Wanita Pkr To Cm Focus On Resolving Pandemic Not State Polls

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Sarawak Wanita PKR has urged Chief Minister Abang Johari Openg to postpone his plans to call for a state election "any time from now" in view of the sudden surge of Covid-19 cases.
In a statement today, its deputy chief Zulhaidah Suboh advised the chief minister to instead focus on resolving the challenges due to the pandemic.
"Referring to his latest remark which portrayed that the state polls will be held any time, we from the Sarawak Wanita PKR appeal that he postpone his plan to hold the polls soon," she said.
Zulhaidah then cited the new wave of Covid-19 cases that occurred after the recently concluded Sabah polls.
"Elections are indeed an incident that involves the mass movement of the local communities. The campaign process will increase the social movement and close contact between the candidates and the constituents. This would increase the risk of an outbreak.
"Under such a situation, where people are facing the economic and health challenges due to the pandemic, the government should indeed focus on taking measures to handle these challenges," she added.
Zulhaidah said the ruling state government still has nine months to go before it needs to seek a fresh mandate.
On Oct 3, the country hit another record-high in the daily number of Covid-19 cases for the second consecutive day, at 317 cases. A total of 293 cases was recorded yesterday. 
Several politicians who campaigned during the Sabah state election were infected with Covid-19 while some politicians did not quarantine themselves for 14 days, causing concern and outrage among the public.
However, Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said not all individuals who tested positive with Covid-19 after returning from Sabah are politicians. 
Those who returned from Sabah included tourists and businesspersons, Ismail added.  - Mkini

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