Consider This: COVID-19 (Part 1) - Is Dipping into EPF the Solution?

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced that EPF account holders, aged below 55, can access their savings - to cope with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Will this be enough to ensure households have enough resources to ride out the pandemic in the next few months? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Nungsari Ahmad Radhi, economist and Chairman, Khazanah Research Institute.