These punishments upon conviction for acts like having a drink at a pub, attending a crowded convention, pulling down one’s face mask to take a breather, or not standing far away enough from someone else are equivalent to or are even harsher than penalties for violent crimes. General penalties upon conviction of offences under the Act 342 amendment Bill are increased to a jail sentence of up to seven years, a maximum RM100,000 fine, or both for individuals, as well as a maximum RM2 million fine for corporate bodies. The current Act 342 only imposes a maximum RM1,000 compound for all offenders alike. Proposed amendments to Act 342 – which is the main law used to criminalise breaches of Covid-19 rules like not wearing face masks, not practising physical distancing, and engaging in prohibited activities like visiting crowded places, or pubs or nightclubs – impose maximum compounds of RM10,000 and RM1 million for individuals and corporate bodies respectively. So, it was an utter shock to discover that Khairy is planning to table draconian amendments to the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342) that raise compounds of offences 10- to 1,000-fold. Public hospitals appear to be coping well with Covid-19.
National hospitalisation and intensive care unit utilisation rates are currently below 65 per cent and 61 per cent respectively, even as the country has largely reopened. Since late August, daily Covid-19 cases, deaths, and hospital admissions in Malaysia have been declining.
He prepared the country for transitioning into an endemic phase, meaning to live with Covid-19 as a permanent disease in Malaysia for the foreseeable future, much like dengue, with a continued level of infection that does not overwhelm the health care system. When Khairy Jamaluddin took office as health minister in late August, he appeared to quickly grasp the nature of the Covid-19 pandemic and the impossibility of containing the extremely contagious disease.
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