Nurul Izzah: Covid-19 has given rise to ‘new poor’

Nurul Izzah: Covid-19 has given rise to 'new poor'

The Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to a “new poor” or “differently poor” class of society, said Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament, Nurul Izzah Anwar. – NSTP/AZHAR RAMLI PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to a "new poor" or "differently poor" class of society, said Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament, Nurul Izzah Anwar.

She said every day, economic inequalities are being exacerbated in new and unprecedented ways.

"This pandemic is not ‘a great leveller’ at all – it may concurrently infect princes and paupers, but it is the latter who have felt the brunt of its far-reaching and terrible […]

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