Dr Adham Baba says Pahang and Penang will remain in Phase 2 despite exceeding the National Recovery Plan’s Covid-19 case threshold as vaccination will reduce infections.
The public health and social measures in place need to be re-evaluated and adjusted, with full participation of all levels of society – from the government to the private sector and the public.
Dr Chong Chee Kheong, head of the Greater Klang Valley Task Force, says the Ministry of Health (MOH) is now deliberating between containment or mitigation, noting that vaccination ramp-up can take a month.