The former prime minister noted that the government had previously announced six stimulus packages worth RM340 billion for the last two MCOs.

He also said the Employees Provident Fund’s (EPF) i-Lestari withdrawal programme had ended in March and its i-Sinar withdrawals would end on June 30. Many targeted loan moratoriums are also set to end next month.

“The people’s savings and reserves are depleting after facing MCO 1.0 and MCO 2.0. What are they expected to face MCO 3.0 with?” he asked in a Facebook post.

Najib reiterated his calls for a well-planned lockdown to avoid wasting more federal funds, “so the people’s sacrifices from MCO 1.0 don’t end in vain”.

“But (the previous MCOs) were ‘half-baked’ anyway. Now they want to make it three-quarters raw. As a result, the government and people are stuck in a pinch.”

Six districts in Selangor have been placed under the MCO from yesterday until May 17 after a recent spike in Covid-19 cases.

The MCO also began today for Kuala Lumpur, three districts in Johor, as well as 14 subdistricts in Terengganu and Taiping in Perak. It will run until May 20.