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Bangkok
Eight in 10 adults in Malaysia have received two doses of coronavirus vaccine, prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Tuesday.
“Congratulations,” the recently installed premier said of the milestone, exhorting Malaysians to “keep fighting Covid-19.”
Despite reaching the 80 percent “herd immunity” target ahead of time, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin warned that the government aimed to “track down” those yet to be jabbed.
Hard-hit sectors such as tourism are hoping that inoculations can pave the way for reopening and recovery, with the head of one of the country’s main travel industry groups warning on Tuesday that the sector faces “total” collapse after 18 months of pandemic restrictions.
Related businesses “are in bad shape,” according to Tan Kok Liamg, President of the Malaysian Association of Tourism and Travel Agents (MATTA), citing “regulatory constraints imposed by the government.”
Bangkok
Eight in 10 adults in Malaysia have received two doses of coronavirus vaccine, prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Tuesday.
“Congratulations,” the recently installed premier said of the milestone, exhorting Malaysians to “keep fighting Covid-19.”
Despite reaching the 80 percent “herd immunity” target ahead of time, health minister Khairy Jamaluddin warned that the government aimed to “track down” those yet to be jabbed.
Hard-hit sectors such as tourism are hoping that inoculations can pave the way for reopening and recovery, with the head of one of the country’s main travel industry groups warning on Tuesday that the sector faces “total” collapse after 18 months of pandemic restrictions.
Related businesses “are in bad shape,” according to Tan Kok Liamg, President of the Malaysian Association of Tourism and Travel Agents (MATTA), citing “regulatory constraints imposed by the government.”
