State polls should wait until Covid-19 vaccine widely available - Sarawak Harapan

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Sarawak Pakatan Harapan is of the view that the state election should only be held after most of the people in the country are vaccinated for the Covid-19.State Harapan chief Chong Chieng Jen told Malaysiakini that it is irresponsible for the state government to raise this issue when the Covid-19 cases in Sarawak had increased drastically recently.This came after Deputy Chief Minister James Jemut Masing said they are planning to appeal to the king to lift the emergency and pave the way for the state election if the pandemic is manageable in Sarawak.  Chong pointed out that during the weeks before the Sabah state election last year, the state's daily new cases were in two digits, but the numbers surged after the polls.“And now we have daily new cases in three digits in Sarawak, hence it’s inappropriate to talk about the election, which will risk lives."The Sarawak State…