Failure is not an option in Malaysia's fight against Covid-19

Failure is not an option in Malaysia's fight against Covid-19
Tengku Zafrul
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Contrary to the idea that Malaysia is a failed state, the country is making progress on vaccinations and has an array of financial and food programmes to help those in need
Malaysia, like many other countries in South-east Asia, is battling a surge in Covid-19 infections, driven in part by new highly infectious and deadlier variants.
The challenges to public health have also caused economic distress and a less-than-ideal domestic political climate.
Its present difficulties have prompted an unfair assessment that Malaysia is becoming a "failed state". This notion, however, suffers from four serious flaws.

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