Yoursay Huge Gatherings In Face Of A Global Pandemic Irresponsible

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YOURSAY | ‘Public safety should be of paramount importance, not political or religious correctness.’MOH: About 14,500 M’sians went to tabligh event, up from 5,000Friday prayers in FT to proceed, guidelines issuedKawak: Malaysia is too confident or complacent to allow such a huge religious gathering which included a few thousand foreign participants from countries like China, Korea, Japan and the Middle East. Now they are in big trouble but it is too late
Hello backdoor government, are all of you still on cloud nine? Apparently, all of you are still fighting over government positions and planning vengeance on the previous government
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi this week called for an RCI (royal commission of inquiry) to probe Pakatan Harapan's allegations against the previous Umno/BN government while Covid-19 is causing concerns among the rakyat with the daily increase in infections
The virus is spreading worldwide and governments are scrambling to prevent the pandemic. But here the Perikatan Nasional MPs are in slumber and the opposition parties are suddenly dumb and deaf
Sometimes people just cannot size up the extent of the problem. Either they lack knowledge or are too complacent or have false confidence
The Health Ministry lacks transparency and dare not to even disclose the areas affected. Now it has become worse with over 14,000 Malaysians at the Sri Petaling Mosque for the tabligh event where some have infected the attendees
Singapore has stopped Friday prayers and the Catholics in Malaysia have ceased weekend mass
What are you waiting for
Macky: During the time when a new coronavirus epicentre was apparently being created in Malaysia with a mammoth gathering between Feb 27 and March 1, there was no government in this country. They were busy horse-trading in Sheraton Hotel
It is like nasib rakyat diperjudikan (gambling with the people’s fate)
Odysseus: This tabligh event is going to be the single source of a major Covid-19 outbreak in Malaysia. I hope the authorities can complete the contact tracing soon
All religious and mosque authorities must work together to identify those who attended the sessions in Sri Petaling. This is not a Muslim issue. It’s a serious Malaysian issue
Bagus Curry Puff: Did the people who organised the tabligh event provide face masks, hand sanitisers, and promote washing of hands? Those who attended the event, did they sit and share food together
The ignorance and thoughtlessness of the people who organised this event and the authorities who let it proceed is shocking
This “okay lah” approach from all involved has to stop - it could be their elderly family members who will fall ill because of this
Hmmmm: Didn't they learn anything from how Covid-19 was spread from a church gathering in South Korea? I think Malaysian authorities are too lackadaisical in such matters
But in policing dress codes, we are number one
Newday: Minister, why wait? The Health Department has already recommended a blanket ban on mass gatherings
The Catholic Church has banned services and Perlis banned Friday prayers. Both acted responsibly and decisively
While government heads all around the rest of the world have announced regular updates and impose blanket bans, we are still dependant on different government agencies doing their own “silo” advice and action
Drngsc: Dear religious affairs minister, it is your right to have the mosque worship service. However, it is fair to say that should there be cases from the mosque service which endanger the whole country, you are responsible for them and pay for all the contact tracing, tests and medical treatment
This is because you have exercised your right to go against medical advice. We have a global pandemic. This is no small affair
The mosque in Sri Petaling has already caused an outbreak. How many more outbreaks do you wish to have from mosques in this country? We will say the same for temples and churches too
Another Komentar: Mass gatherings in close proximity during this phase of contagion is reckless, irresponsible and unacceptable
Public safety and welfare should be of paramount importance, not political or religious correctness
Resilient On Our New Hope: Never underestimate the virus, if not, we will end up like Iran, Italy and South Korea once it spreads to the local community
There have been many warnings from what has happened to other countries, let’s learn from them
Clever Voter: The risk of a full-blown pandemic is happening before our eyes. Just 10 percent impacted would be enough to trigger a cascading effect
Also, many are not bothered with basic hygiene and are physically weak too. The preparedness must be there, supported by adequate supplies and resources
The last thing we want is a lockdown of the city. The new government probably did not ask for this, it would be an irony that the little virus poses a greater danger than a possible vote of no confidence
Mugi: Will the 772 beds in Hospital Sungai Buloh be sufficient to cater to this foreseeable calamity
Our newly minted health minister thought the beds in the hospital were more than adequate. It is not too late to change your opinion, minister
Dompet Saya: I hope all will be safe or if infected, will recover soon
Even though all of them were silly to not have avoided mass gatherings as per government advice, we wish them good health and a speedy recovery. - Mkini

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