Prognosis
Malaysia Expects to Fully Reopen Economy From End-October
- National lockdown costing the economy 1 billion ringgit a day
- Malaysia’s Covid-19 curve has begun flattening, Muhyiddin says
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Malaysia expects to fully reopen its economy and lift a ban on inter-state travel beginning end-October at the earliest if new Covid cases average below 500 a day, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
The current phase of the national lockdown is costing the economy 1 billion ringgit ($242 million) a day as most businesses remain shut, Muhyiddin said in a televised address Tuesday. The government expects to begin easing the curbs in steps starting July, he said.