Analysis: Experts see new normal as more online, possibly more isolated future


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A future of continuous masking, testing regularly for Covid-19 and quarantining at home when necessary while life goes on, as outlined by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, is almost upon us.

Malaysia plans to go into the endemic phase by the end of October, which is when it hopes 100% of its adults, or 71.6% of its total population, will be fully vaccinated. Almost all sectors are expected to open by then.

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