Malaysia Prime Minister announces national recovery plan
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled the four-phase, post-pandemic National Recovery Plan for Malaysia in a televised address on June 15.
People wear masks to prevent COVID-19 transmission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo: VNA)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysian Prime Minister MuhyiddinYassin unveiled the four-phase, post-pandemic National Recovery Plan forMalaysia in a televised address on June 15.
The country is undergoing its third nationwide lockdown to curb the latest COVID-19 surge. In his speech, Muhyiddin described the lockdownas the first phase of the plan.
The second phase, where COVID-19 curbs will be slightlyrelaxed while retaining social sector and travel bans, will start onceMalaysia's daily new infections dip below 4,000 cases, and also after 10 percentof the population has been fully inoculated. This is expected to take place inJuly and August.
The third phase, earmarked for the beginning of September,will see most sectors of the economy allowed to open by default, while somecurbs on social sectors remain. The conditions for the phase to begin are that daily cases have to dip below 2,000 aday and 40 percent of the population has to be fully vaccinated.
A full reopening is projected from November onwards, once 60percent of the population has been fully vaccinated and daily cases dip below500 a day, he said.
Malaysia recorded 5,419 new infections on June 15, bringingtotal infections to 667,876.
The country is accelerating its vaccinations. The countryhas now given at least one dose of the vaccine to 10 percent of its 33 millionpopulation, while 59 percent of its adult population have registered to receiveCOVID-19 vaccines./.
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on June 13 that the Government is drafting a National Recovery Plan in preparation for the country to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic at a reasonable level.
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People wear masks to prevent COVID-19 transmission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo: VNA) 
