Malaysia has been relatively successful in managing the Covid-19 pandemic, with the number of deaths and infections lower than neighboring countries and many developed economies. This paper will share Malaysia's experience in fighting the pandemic, particularly the key success factors in managing the health impact. The speedy preparation and planning by the Health Ministry even before the country registered its first case was instrumental in ensuring the country was ready to face the pandemic. Lessons learned from previous experience with epidemics such as Nipah, SARS, MERS and H1N1 were also key in enabling the speedy responses. Effective communications helped to ensuring the public's support of measures imposed by the government to reduce the spread of the virus. However, while the country managed the health crisis relatively well, the handling of the economy is rather poor, with the economic impact being much worse than what was experienced during the Asian Financial Crisis of 1998, and the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. This paper will end with suggestions of several policy interventions to mitigate the economic impact of Covid-19, particularly for vulnerable groups.

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Covid-19：马来西亚的经验和关键教训

马来西亚在管理 Covid-19 大流行方面相对成功，死亡和感染人数低于邻国和许多发达经济体。本文将分享马来西亚抗击大流行的经验，特别是管理健康影响的关键成功因素。甚至在该国登记第一例病例之前，卫生部就进行了迅速的准备和规划，这有助于确保该国做好应对大流行的准备。从以往应对尼帕、非典、中东呼吸综合征和 H1N1 等流行病的经验中吸取的教训也是快速应对的关键。有效的沟通有助于确保公众支持政府为减少病毒传播而采取的措施。然而，虽然该国相对较好地应对了健康危机，