KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — Increasingly apparent complacency among Malaysians towards Covid-19 could expose the country to new waves of infections, doctors have warned despite the declining number of new cases reported daily.the complacency was also creeping in before the country has seen the possible ramifications of reopening virtually all sectors of the economy.
"More than 90 per cent of our adult population have been vaccinated. Adolescents are being vaccinated and booster shots are being rolled out. All these will help in our recovery, but we are not out of the woods yet.” Dr Nirmala explained that self-regulation was especially important in such a situation as it was not feasible to expect authorities to be omnipresent.
Previously, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin also expressed worry over the growing disregard for the preventive SOPs. Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya joined Melaka in moving from Phase Three to Four of the National Recovery Plan on October 18.
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