Thread by @dochelmy

My fellow Malaysians 🇲🇾

Pls RT if you can.

I want this message re #COVIDー19 to go out.

Many of the people in power are too afraid of making the difficult but right decisions. They are thinking as politicians, not as leaders.

#SocialDistancingNow

https://twitter.com/chriskc_lee/status/1239082195437768704

COVID19 cases will increase. A lot. Although the virus itself hasn’t changed, people will start dying if there are insufficient critical care beds.

There are less than 1000 ICU beds in all of Malaysia. If the numbers spike, our healthcare system will be overwhelmed.

We will start to convert wards to ICUs, doctors and nurses will drop from exhaustion, choices will have to be made re who gets life support and who doesn’t.

That’s why social distancing is essential - it will slow growth & buy us time. In some cases, enough time to save lives

This is not meant to cause a panic, but to approach the situation rationally. The majority of people will still be ok, but we must do all we can to protect the vulnerable.

These are your grandparents, your parents, your neighbours, your loved ones.

Temporary restrictions will cause short term discomfort but insyaAllah help us all in the long term.

Urge your leaders to do the right thing.

#SocialDistancingNow

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