KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 3): Interstate travel which Malaysians have been long awaiting is in sight, following the increase in the Covid-19 vaccination rate of the adult population in the country. 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. He was confident that unrestricted interstate travel is fast approaching as the percentage of the adult population fully vaccinated is further increasing and has reached over 86%. The Prime Minister also explained that the government's move to increase the adult vaccination rate from 80% to 90% before allowing unrestricted interstate travel was aimed at ensuring that no state was left behind once it was announced. "It depended on interstate travel... as long as it is not allowed, tourism cannot be restarted and the tourism sector cannot be reopened," he said.

Source: The Edge Markets October 03, 2021 15:54 UTC