By states and federal territories, the Klang Valley had the highest percentage in terms of the adult population that had been fully vaccinated at 111.6% (6,884,266 individuals), followed by Labuan (98.7% with 69,277 individuals completing their two-dose vaccination) and Negeri Sembilan (97.8% with 798,093 individuals fully inoculated).

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said he understood the feelings of the people who wanted to return to their hometowns to visit their parents and that the good news would be announced once the  vaccination rate reached 90% for adults.

"We should be able to start offering booster shots to our seniors this month, as we focus on protecting the vulnerable & reducing deaths.”

Among the 109 deaths, 33 were brought-in-dead cases. 

Sarawak led the list with 1,418 new cases, followed by Selangor (1,000), Johor (981) Terengganu (827) and Kelantan (796).

This brought cumulative Covid-19 cases in the country to 2,268,499

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“Everybody is gunning for it. The big guns are preparing for it,” said a source

"The new requirements have left us with no advantage over Thailand, Canada and New Zealand."

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said he had already started negotiating for Malaysia to procure these effective drugs that have gone through clinical trials