KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 28): Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has stressed that the declaration of emergency in the country was an appropriate move taken in response to a major health crisis and not due to politics. "But the declaration of emergency was not a question of politics. That's why we asked for the declaration of emergency, so that with it we can use provisions of the Emergency Ordinance to manage the Covid-19 problem faster. We can use (their) ambulances, which they were unlikely to provide but because of the emergency act, we can use them. Politics should not be used for an emergency, but this Covid-19 requires (declaration of) emergency.

Source: The Edge Markets February 28, 2021 12:47 UTC