Malaysia recorded 4,094 new Covid-19 cases yesterday. “The vaccine roll-out is expected to take place in early March and be completed in about 12 months’ time, or by 1Q22,” he said. Malaysia will be placed under a full lockdown for two weeks starting June 1. He said the country is expected to receive the first batch of the Pfizer vaccine by end-February. Tengku Zafrul also expressed confidence that the Covid-19 national vaccination programme, anticipated to be completed by the first quarter of this year, will be sucessful and helps Malaysia’s economic recovery. He added that if the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise, core issues such as the adherence and enforcement of the SOPs would be addressed. Malaysia reported a record high of 22 242 daily cases on 18 August 2021, with a total of 1.47 million cases and 13 302 deaths during the pandemic.1 Doctors in east Malaysia and the southern state of Johor told. Assuming worst case scenario (did come true), it will not be a total lockdown on the economy, we will continue to focus on more stringent SOP,” he said. Since then, the numbers have only grown, despite the nation being in a state of emergency for seven months and in lockdown since June. ![]() ”Base on the current model, we believe the number of cases will go down. ![]() In an interview with CNBC today, he said in such a situation, the government will instead be focused on enforcing a more stringent standard operating procedure (SOP). KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 29 2021: Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz said Malaysia will not go under a total lockdown even in the worst Covid-19 scenario.
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