A matter of Life and Death - COVID 19
Sarawakian lives MATTER !
Back to basics ... every government should protect, provide for and invest in its people.
This is no exception for our Sarawak State Government.
There are calls for the authorities concerned to act as the number of Covid-19 cases in Sarawak continues to rise more rapidly than at the start of the pandemic'
https://www.theborneopost.com/.../rising-concern-among.../
‘Increasingly concerned’ – these two words aptly sum up the general feeling among Sarawakians towards the COVID.19 pandemic in the state.
Sarawakians are puzzled by the statement made by DCM Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas yesterday as reported in The Borneo Post today, (28th Jan 2021) : that COVID-19 is on the downward trend in Sarawak.
At the cut-off time for COVID-19 updates yesterday, the situation was still of much concern as out of the 40 districts in Sarawak, only 11 (27.5%) remained as green zones. There are currently 10 active clusters, up by 2 since I week ago.
This is the time to exercise our State’s autonomy and exemption from The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342). We can, and must act, and act swiftly.
The Covid-19 Vaccine – to buy or not to buy ? There’s only one option for cash-rich Sarawak – Buy and Vaccinate !
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/560529
With a surplus of RM31 billion in our State Reserves, surely we can set aside a small portion of that to purchase and fly in the Sinovac vaccine for immediate vaccination of all eligible Sarawakians.
As per the report attached below, our Federal Government is also sourcing for the said Sinovac Vaccine.
Why wait when we can afford it ?
"Sarawakian lives MATTER !
Remember – procrastination is the thief of time and time and tide, as well as the Coronavirus wait for no man.
If we could charter a plane to fly in medical supplies from China, why can’t we charter a plane to fly in the Vaccine ?
https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/04/09/50-tonnes-of-ppe-medical-supplies-arrive-safely-in-kuching/
What lies ahead ?
The future’s not ours to see but this may be the grim reality facing us.
In Apr 2020, just about 1 month after the COVID.19 outbreak the New Sarawak Tribune reported that 46.6% of self-employed Malaysians lost their jobs.
In a survey involving 168,182 respondents, 52.6% of the respondents said that they were very badly affected financially.
The pandemic has ravaged business and industry in Sarawak for close to 1 year now and the situation must have worsened considerably.
It must be pointed out here that the severe lack of statistics and data to provide indications of the true impact of this pandemic on business and industry in Sarawak is appalling.
How can a government properly strategize without hard reliable data at their disposal ?
Sarawakians just want to move on so that full recovery in the employment sector can be achieved in the shortest possible time. As the saying goes – “A stitch in time saves nine”.
Whatever it is, the time for the Sarawak government to act decisively is now and it must start with making concrete plans to have all Sarawakians vaccinated against this virus in the shortest possible time.
Every hour of lost time is a chance of future misfortune.
We cannot afford to play the waiting game anymore, more so when things are still very much within our control.
After the lesson and experience learnt from the ‘Pasai Cluster’, the urgency is even more critical. Members of the public are increasingly concerned about the number of possible asymptomatic cases in the state.
Get the Vaccine – Just do it !
If not now, when ?
If not our Government, who ?
To protect and safeguard Sarawakians ?
Sarawak lives matter.
Are you ‘IN’ ?
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