Planning a transition and reopening framework

On the move: Residents waiting to get vaccinated in front of the vaccine truck at Kampung Muhibbah in Kuala Lumpur.

WE are in a critical stage in the race to end the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, with rising daily infection cases and deaths hitting record level and an overstretched healthcare system.

Although the vaccination programme has picked up, it is still slow. The enormous task ahead is to increase the vaccine supply and accelerate vaccination during the three phases of a nationwide lockdown (full movement control order or FMCO), covering two to four weeks.