These steps will be carried out according to the Prime Minister of Terengganu, Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, and Masidi Manjun, the Sabah Municipal and Housing Minister, depend on the state’s full vaccination rates.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister of Terengganu, Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, has announced that the state is expected to move into phase 4 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) by the end of October at the latest. This forecast is based on the indicators and current developments in Terengganu, such as the proportion of fully vaccinated adults at 82.7%, while the proportion of those vaccinated with the first dose is more than 90%.

Corresponding Bernama’s reportSaid Minister Ahmad: “God willing, there will be a special meeting of the special committee on pandemic at the federal level tomorrow, chaired by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Due to the current situation, we assume that we will be able to move on to the next phase in a month at the latest. “

In separate news, Sabah is expected to open to inter-district travel between zones by October 1, said state local government and housing minister Masidi Manjun. Per a Malay reportThis is true as long as the vaccination coverage in each district reaches the 60% target, as all districts would have to achieve the same goal “for the government to lift the current inter-district travel ban”.

For those who don’t know, the zone system was introduced in March 2021 and divides Sabah into six zones to stimulate economic activity including domestic tourism. In detail:

  • Zone 1: Kota Kinabalu, Kota Belud, Ranau, Tuaran, Penampang, Putatan and Papar;
  • Zone 2: Beaufort, Kuala Penyu and Sipitang;
  • Zone 3: Kudat, Kota Marudu and Pitas;
  • Zone 4: Sandakan, Beluran, Kinabatangan and Tongod;
  • Zone 5: Tawau, Semporna, Lahad Datu, Kunak and Kalabakan and
  • Zone 6: Keningau, Tambunan and Tenom.

Based on Malaymail’s reportMinister Masidi explained how districts that have not yet reached a full 60% vaccination rate will be banned from traveling between districts. Which, according to the COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Access Assurance Committee (JKJAV), 10 districts in Sabah have not yet achieved the goal. Data has shown that:

  • Kinabatangan, Telupid, Tongod and Sandakan have not yet reached 50%.
  • Tawau, Semporna, Papar, Nabawan, Keningau and Kunak are in the 50% range.

As a whole, from September 27th, Sabah’s fully vaccinated adult rate is 59.1%, while the adult dose vaccination rate is 71.1%. It is one of the federal states with the lowest vaccination rate.

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