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Podcast: The Simon Says Podcast
Episode: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death! (S2, Episode 4)
Description: Malaysia is no stranger to public health crises. In the A(H1N1) outbreak, there was no health curfew imposed given the preparedness Malaysian Health Ministry in pandemic outbreak response, with health screening and thermal scanners in place at various checkpoints at Kuala Lumpur International Airport following the start of a global alert on the flu.
What makes the COVID-19 pandemic different from previous pandemic outbreaks in Malaysia that the country’s constitutional monarch declared a nationwide state of emergency at Prime Minister Muhyiddin’s request? Is the COVID-19 outbreak response by the Malaysian government encroaching into our...