Playing fair by the MCO

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I have a question for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s government: Do you want the movement control order (MCO) to work? At the rate things are going, I would be surprised if the answer was a resounding “yes” from everyone occupying government positions. Let’s begin by first understanding what is needed for something as extreme as an MCO to be effective. For the MCO to be a success, research shows that clarity is key.  That means having clear and consistent messaging about the measures being taken to stop the spread of a pandemic. One researcher, a professor of psychological medicine, stresses that “it is important to know what makes people more likely to comply”. This brings us to a second condition for public compliance with a prolonged MCO - trust in the government. Israeli historian and author of the bestseller Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari, in an article in the Financial Times…