The health and economic costs of a prolonged nationwide MCO may outweigh the benefits of extending authoritarian movement restrictions to after Hari Raya.
Lockdowns should be continued in areas reporting new Covid-19 cases within seven or 14 days, says former MOH deputy director-general Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman.
Border controls, movement control, strong health care system, protecting the vulnerable, practicing new behaviours, and controlling Covid-19 infections in the community.