It was perhaps inevitable.
After the proposal to further tighten Covid-19 restrictions on sporting activities was first mooted by the Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin early last week, on Monday, November 11 the National Security Council (MKN) unilaterally announced that the 2020 Malaysia Cup has been postponed indefinitely.
The decision was predictably met with disappointment by many, practitioners and fans alike, who pointed out that other industries have been allowed to continue operating in the country, including those with seemingly less stringent pandemic preventative measures.
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Fans have also pointed out that professional and recreational football activities in the country have yet to lead to any new coronavirus infection clusters, due to its participants' strict adherance to social distancing and government-mandated cautionary steps.