Stand in solidarity with govt to fight Covid-19, PM urges opposition
PARLIAMENT | Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today urged the opposition to stand in solidarity with the government which is struggling to deal with the Covid-19 crisis.
"It's true that the government is not perfect. But what is also true is that the government doesn't want its people to suffer, and always take action to save lives and the livelihood of the people.
PARLIAMENT | Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today urged the opposition to stand in solidarity with the government which is struggling to deal with the Covid-19 crisis.
"It's true that the government is not perfect. But what is also true is that the government doesn't want its people to suffer, and always take action to save lives and the livelihood of the people.
"What is important is we must stand in solidarity in such difficult times. There is no need for us to argue and point our fingers," Muhyiddin (above) said in his briefing at the Dewan Rakyat on the National Recovery Plan (NRP). The five-day special sitting commenced today.
"This is because there are miserable souls, there are suffering fathers and children, our frontliners continued to be overburdened and the hospitals are getting under more pressure.
"So, let us work together and seek a consensus and success in every effort we put in. United we stand, divided we fall," he said.
Muhyiddin's speech came after an hour-long criticism by the opposition lawmakers, who called for him to resign. He appeared expressionless and calm.
He also informed the House that Malaysia has been learning from the experiences of other countries, namely the UK, Australia and Singapore, when formulating its recovery plan.
"We learn, scrutinise and adopt some of the best practices from these countries so that the mould of the NRP could be used as the foundation to the recovery process of the nation," he said.
On June 15, Muhyiddin unveiled the four-phased exit plan for the nation with regard to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Meanwhile, he said that most states will be able to enter Phase 4 of the NRP in October as 80 percent of the adults would have completed their vaccination.
"From time to time, the government will closely monitor each state, including intervention if needed. The government will also implement risk assessment, which included evaluating the readiness of any state to enter Phase 2, Phase 3 or Phase 4.
"God willing, with continuing efforts on the recovery process and the immunisation programme which is running smoothly, we estimate that most of the country could move to Phase 4 in October," he said.
Most states in Malaysia are currently at Phase 2. These included Kelantan, Pahang, Perlis, Perak, Terengganu, Sarawak and Penang while Kuala Lumpur and Selangar are still at Phase 1.
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