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Interstate travel allowed when 90% of adults are vaccinated

Sep 23, 2021

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We are getting closer to reopening state borders.

The Prime Minister says inter-state travel, as well as tourism-related activities will be allowed once 90 percent of Malaysian adults have been vaccinated against Covid-19.

The country’s vaccination rate currently stands at around 80 percent.

The PM has also announced that petrol stations, grocery stores, convenience stores and restaurants are now allowed to operate between 6am and midnight.

Companies will also be allowed to operate at full capacity, provided all employers and employees are fully vaccinated.

Meanwhile, from tomorrow, Johor will finally move into Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan …Pahang will go into Phase Three… while Negeri Sembilan will enter Phase Four.

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Schoolkids will not be denied entry into school, even if their parents refuse to let them get the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Education Ministry says every child has a right to education, and they will not be punished for not getting immunized.

However, parents who choose not to vaccinate their kids will be counselled.

The Ministry adds that it is too early to consider segregating vaccinated and unvaccinated students at school…because it currently doesn’t know how many of those children will not be getting the jab.

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The Health Director-General is once again reminding that good ventilation is vital to help stem the spread of Covid-19.

Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says this is why business premises, schools, houses of worship and even homes should have good air circulation.

And...487 new Covid-19 fatalities were reported yesterday, including backlogged cases.

222 of these deaths were reported in the Klang Valley.

It raises the nationwide death toll from the coronavirus to 24, 565.