‘Malaysia's Covid-19 response is the fourth strictest among South-East Asian countries as of Friday, according to the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government. Malaysia is ranked fourth in Asean after Laos, Vietnam and the Philippines.
‘A higher position in the Stringency Index, however, does not necessarily mean that a country's response is “better” than others lower on the index, according to the Blavatnik School of Government.
‘The score is based on measurements of seven response indicators. They include policies such as school and workplace closures, travel bans, public event cancellations, public transport closures, public information campaigns and movement restrictions. Other six measures gauged by the tracker include fiscal or monetary measures, investment in vaccines, Covid-19 testing framework and contact tracing measures.’
Read here (The Star, April 12, 2020)
