Original article title: Malaysian PM postpones parliament as calls for his resignation grow
Others worry that the demonstrations could trigger a
spike in infections.
“Although the protesters had taken efforts to
enforce safety procedures, risks were still present,” Dr. Lim Chee Han, a
senior researcher from Third World Network and public health expert, told Arab
News.
He added that “even if 95 percent of the protesters
complied with safe practices, there was a 5 percent risk of those who could
possibly spread the virus.”
“Of course, whenever there are people grouping in
great numbers that increases the risk of disease transmission, given right now
the local transmission is still at the height, so it cannot rule out any spread
of the virus in the transmission chain,” Lim said.
Full article here: https://www.arabnews.com/node/1903766/world
Original words given to the journalist:
i do not wish to condemn and criticise the protesters too hard , i know they felt the urgency and legitimacy to have the protest now.
With that in mind, I wish to commend them for putting efforts in terms of coming out with their SOPs and practising them, such as having social distancing among the protesters.
of course, whenever there are people come in a great numbers in a mass gathering, that increases the risk of disease transmission, given right now the local transmission is still at the height. So, i cannot rule out the possibility even if 95% of the protesters comply good SOP practices all the times, there could be still the remaining 5% would spread the virus further in the transmission chain. But i really feel difficult to criticise them, seeing so many things went wrong in the country including the dysfunctional government and social unrest due to long lockdown periods.:
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