However this is not the case in some states, namely Sarawak, Perak and Pahang, which recorded new high numbers of infections.
On Sept 12, Sarawak recorded 5,291 cases, while Perak registered 1,596 cases on Sept 17. Pahang recorded 878 cases on Sept 13.
Between Sept 12 and yesterday, there were a total of 122,376 new infections and 176 new clusters. However more than 98% of the new infections were Category 1 and 2 cases, with the rest in Category 3, 4 and 5.
In total, 139,720 people recovered from the virus including a record high 24,813 on Sept 13.
The death toll however was still worrying. Up until 12pm on Friday, a total of 581 people had lost their lives to the virus.
As of yesterday, there were 221,339 active cases with 83.1% undergoing home quarantine. A further 24,557 are being treated in Covid-19 integrated quarantine and treatment centres while 12,865 are in hospital including 1,204 who are receiving intensive care.
These are the major headline stories about Covid-19 over the week.
Langkawi reopened
On Sept 16, Langkawi was reopened to fully-vaccinated domestic travellers, with hotels and tour agencies reporting an increase in bookings ahead of the reopening.
Initially, the government had said that travellers would not be required to undergo Covid-19 testing but it later made a U-turn on this ruling.
Sarawak stops testing asymptomatic close contacts
Earlier in the week, authorities in Sarawak, which is seeing a resurgence in cases, said they would no longer test close contacts showing no symptoms although they would be isolated at home.
Some, like Sarawak DAP chief Chong Chieng Jen, had voiced concern over the matter, though some health experts said it was understandable given that health authorities there were overwhelmed.
Vaccines for teens
The Covid-19 immunisation task force for adolescents aims to vaccinate 60% of Malaysian teenagers aged 12 to 17 with at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by November. The task force, which is under the health ministry, intends to fully vaccinate 80% of the teenagers before schools fully reopen in 2022.
Relaxed rules
From Sept 17, outdoor contact sports like football, volleyball and sepak takraw have been allowed at full capacity, although limited to fully vaccinated individuals and in premises that have “full supervision”.
Kindergarten and daycare centres in Phase 1 and 2 states have also been allowed to operate on the condition that staff are fully vaccinated.
Private companies in Phase 2 states with 80% of their staff vaccinated against Covid-19 will be allowed to operate at 100% capacity.
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