"Recoveries in ME18 dropped by 45.1 per cent or 56,352 cases to 30,930 cases compared to ME17, and the cumulative total of recovered individuals is 4,397,881."

"During the peak of its operations, the Sungai Buloh Hospital was able to take in over 2,000 Covid-19 patients at a time." - Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

People with "high risk" status on the MySejahtera and those placed under House Surveillance Order (HSO), he said, are not allowed to enter the premises.

As for the adult population, a total of 16,014,864 individuals or 68.1% had received the booster dose, while 22,964,800 individuals or 97.6% had completed both doses and 23,241,481 individuals or 98.8% had received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Apart from that, toll discount of between 30 and 50 per cent will also be given for all classes of vehicles on other highways during the same time and days.

“We also realise the impact such vehicles will have on the smooth flow of traffic along the affected routes."

On Saturday, 79,398 doses of vaccine were administered, comprising 59,818 doses for second shot, 4,456 booster jabs, and 15,124 doses for first shot, bringing to 69,570,045 the cumulative number of doses given out under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.