It would also be subject to the approval by the National Security Council Health Ministry which are currently studying the SOP on the opening of the theme parks.

"Sarawak could be the first state to start with the booster dose programme as it was the earliest in completing the vaccination exercise."

In terms of the country's adult population, 83.1% had been fully vaccinated while 93.7% had received at least the first jab.

There were no deaths reported in Perlis, Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan and Labuan.

Sarawak maintained its top spot with 2,943 new cases, followed by Selangor with 1,558 cases, Johor (1,455), Kelantan (1,206), and Sabah (1,078).

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98.5% of patients displayed mild or no symptoms

It is crucial for the stakeholders to understand the government’s fear factors and also to let the authorities know the consequences to the country if such stringent new rules are implemented.

Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar raised the issue during an audience with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob this morning

A head of research at a local investment bank said that any impact “will be short term in nature and only affect the appetite of the Mainland Chinese for properties, and not the health of the financial system itself”.