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Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 3,461 of the new cases were local infections while 10 were imported cases. - Photo: BERNAMA

A total of 785,432 children aged five to 11 years or 22.1 per cent of those in this age group have been fully vaccinated under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children. Photo: BERNAMA

Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah - BERNAMA

The relaxation of several standard operating procedures (SOP) that will be announced on Wednesday, has been deliberated carefully to ensure the safety of the people, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. - Bernama Photo

Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob says the initiative is one of the best methods to keep parents and families safe from the virus.

A total of 667,069 children aged five to 11 years or 18.8 per cent of those in this age group have been fully vaccinated under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday. - Bernama Photo

Malaysia continues to record a downward trend in Covid-19 statistics with only 5,899 new infections and five fatalities detected in the last 24 hours. - Bernama Photo

Most of those who were re-infected during that period only experienced mild symptoms and only needed isolation.

Khairy Jamaluddin during a press conference on the current developments of the new Omicron variant and control and prevention measures in Malaysia on Wednesday. - Photo: BERNAMA