National Budget Office: Safer to open economy in stages

Johan said it was impossible for Malaysia to succeed in the National Recovery Plan if COVID-19 cases were to continue to remain high.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government is confident that the reopening of the economic sector in phases under the National Recovery Plan (PPN) is much safer and more stable despite realising that the implementation of full movement restrictions has affected the people.

National Budget Office director Datuk Johan Mahmood Merican said the wide and rapid reopening of the economic sector would only contribute to a surge in COVID-19 cases.