“Besides that, employers are not allowed to impose any charges on their employees, and employers are fully responsible for operating the PPV well." 

“This is a major development that will help get more jabs into arms as soon as possible,” Khairy said.

The consortium includes five Japanese companies. Besides Sega Sammy, the others are Sohgo Security Services Co Ltd, and major architecture, engineering and construction firms Kajima Corp, Takenaka Corp and Obayashi Corp.

Kuala Lumpur reported the highest number of individuals who had received their first dose at 573,392, followed by Selangor (487,138), Sarawak (355,676), Johor (309,350) and Sabah (254,339).

... to include business parks, logistics facilities, warehouses, distribution centres, data centres and integrated developments.

Selangor — the worst hit state — saw its number of new cases dropped to 1,523 today from 1,973 the day before.

"The court allowed the suit to be withdrawn without liberty for the plaintiff (Dhaya Maju) to file a new suit and without an order on costs."

Facilities include a swimming pool, children’s playground, gymnasium and study room. 

The financial relief was extended to retail and commercial tenants, particularly small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that were experiencing unprecedented strained cash flows during the various phases of the Movement Control Order (MCO).

1.36 million Malaysians have been fully vaccinated, while 1.77 million individuals have received only one jab.