Monday, March 23, 2020

Coronavirus, Malaysia : No Need To Wear Face Mask In Public? Drinking Warm Water Is Good Enough To Prevent Covid 19?

Well, well, well, Bolehland is not called the Land of Endless Possibilities for nothing.

Anything goes in Bolehland.

They are telling people that Covid 19 can be spread asymptomatically and yet we have none other than the Director-General of Health telling the people they don't have to wear face masks in public unless they themselves show signs of flu like symptoms like coughing, sneezing and a running nose.

It is only necessary for the health workers to wear face masks when dealing with the public.

So, what was the DG saying really?

That coronavirus can only be spread once a person shows symptoms himself? That it is not true that the virus can be spread asymptomatically?

And while the rest of the world is racing to come out with a vaccine against Covid 19, Bolehland might have beaten everyone to it already hehehe and it is immediately available to everyone at virtually no cost - just drink warm water!

This warm water 'vaccine' is the genius solution of none other than the newly minted health minister; the whole thing just makes you wonder if Bolehland will be able to fight the Covid 19 monster and win, the grand proclamation of MCO (Movement Restriction Order) by Moo's backdoor gov. notwithstanding?

How about contact tracing? Are we up to the task? Especially after the spike of Covid 19 infections following a mass religious gathering?

And what about the balik kampung exodus of students and the instant rush to the police stations to obtain inter-state travel permissions fiascoes following the MCO announcement?

Or the throngs of panic shoppers at the super- and hyper- markets in a mad rush to stock up on food and daily necessities even before the announcment when people got wind of it?

What about those things? Won't they lead to another wave of Covid 19 infections, especially back to the kampungs?

Had we thought out well beforehand what we wanted and how to implement the partial lockdown without all the about-turns and the confusions following?

Even right now, a few days post the MCO announcement, people are really not too sure what is what.

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