Consider This: Covid-19 (Part 1) - Lives Vs Livelihoods, Rhetoric Vs Reality

Yesterday the government announced that not only was it extending the Movement Control Order and that it would also seek to impose stricter SOPs. However no details were announced regarding the move to tighten SOPs. In this information vacuum, a coalition of more than 40 trade, business and professional associations has urged the government to lift the second MCO -- saying it would kill businesses and leave many jobless. Are we getting the balance between saving lives and saving livelihoods, right? Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Dr Mohammad Farhan Rusli, Assistant Professor of Health Policy, Economics & Finance, International Islamic University Malaysia and Director, Selangor Task Force Operations.