{"id":19174,"date":"2021-02-04T16:46:49","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T08:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=19174"},"modified":"2021-02-04T18:50:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T10:50:12","slug":"can-pn-regain-the-trust-of-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/can-pn-regain-the-trust-of-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Can PN regain the trust of the public?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/public-confidence-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/public-confidence-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/public-confidence-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/public-confidence-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/public-confidence-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/public-confidence-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/public-confidence-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/public-confidence-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/public-confidence.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysians are shocked that the data of the last three days of January for new daily Covid-19 infections and deaths are not accurate as the surge of cases was due to a backlog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What then are the actual figures for the new Covid-19 infections and deaths for the past three days minus&nbsp;the backlog cases?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why wasn\u2019t the backlog, inflating the figures, revealed at the very beginning but only three days later?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was previously reported that the daily increase of new Covid-19 infections and deaths &nbsp;were 5,725 cases and 16 deaths &nbsp;on January 29, 5,728 cases and 13 deaths on January 30 and 5,298 cases and 14 deaths on January 31 \u2013 totalling 16,751 new cases and 43 deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Malaysians are entitled to know what are the actual Covid-19 cases and deaths for each of the days without the backlogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the greatest problems in the government\u2019s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic is the growing deficit of public trust and confidence in PN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Muhyiddinnn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Muhyiddinnn.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Muhyiddinnn-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Muhyiddinnn-465x309.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption>The trust is gone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Not surprisingly because of the double standards on the Covid-19 SOPs where Ministers and VIPs can flout them with immunity, &nbsp;the flip-flops in government decisions which showed that the National Security Council had not learnt anything from MCO 1.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s also&nbsp;the refusal &nbsp;to launch an \u201call-of-government\u201d and \u201cwhole-of-society\u201d strategy and approach in the war against Covid-19 pandemic, and the failure of the MCO.2 to bring down the number of new infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not least is the very obvious &#8220;lockdown on democracy&#8221; i.e the suspension of Parliament and State Assemblies when Members of Parliament and State Assembly persons should be roped in as key players in an \u201call-of-government\u201d and \u201cwhole-of-society\u201d war against the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Malaysian Insight conducted a survey and reported that nine out&nbsp;of 10 polled over 24 hours on the TMI &nbsp;social media said they were dissatisfied with Perikatan Nasional over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was before the shocking news about the inaccuracies of the data on the daily &nbsp;Covid-19 new infections and deaths in the last three days!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LKS-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LKS-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LKS-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LKS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LKS-465x310.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LKS-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LKS.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>&#8220;<strong>Can public trust and confidence in the government handling of the Covid-19 pandemic be restored?<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; Lim Kit Siang.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Public confidence and trust in government management of Covid-19 pandemic have plummeted to virtually zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can public trust and confidence in the government handling of the Covid-19 pandemic be restored?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why the Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should advise the Yang di Pertuan Agong to convene a Special Parliament on the Covid-19 pandemic to launch an \u201call-of-government\u201d and \u201cwhole-of-society\u201d strategy and approach in the war against Covid-19, making Parliament and the State Assemblies the centrepiece and platform for the war against the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MP for <em>Iskandar Puteri<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lim Kit Siang<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysians are shocked that the data of the last three days of January for new daily Covid-19 infections and deaths are not accurate as the surge of cases was due to a backlog. What then are the actual figures for the new Covid-19 infections and deaths for the past three days minus&nbsp;the backlog cases? 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