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Ban physical campaigning during Malacca polls, MMA urges EC
Published:  Oct 20, 2021 1:33 PM
Updated: 7:58 AM
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The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged the Election Commission (EC) to ban all forms of physical campaigning during the upcoming Malacca snap election to avoid another surge of Covid-19 cases.

The group said people should not let their guard down despite the country is now in the recovery phase of Covid-19, and stressed all campaigns should be done on digital or virtual platforms.

“We strongly advise against the traditional way of political campaigning as any physical, face to face meetings between politicians and the...


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