In addition to the relaxations permitted outside the containment zones, Metro Rail service will be allowed to resume in a graded manner from September 8, the order said.
However, medicine shops, pharmacies, courts, fire and emergency services, and electricity, water and conservancy services have been exempted. Schools, colleges, cinema halls, swimming pools, entertainment parks and theatres will remain closed till the end of September, while gatherings and congregations would also be prohibited till that time, it said. The order issued by Sinha also said lockdown will be extended in containment zones in West Bengal till September 30. The Ministry of Home Affairs, in a recent notification, had said as part of Unlock 4 that comes into force from Tuesday, states cannot impose any local lockdown outside containment zones without prior consultation with the central government. Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha said the lockdown will be extended in containment zones in Bengal till September 30. It fell 5.6 percent in 2020, its worst annual performance since the Asian financial crisis, but the central bank had projected growth of 6-7.5 percent this year.CM Mamata Banerjee said there will be a complete lockdown in the state on September 7, September 11 and September 12. Malaysia’s economy was on the path to recovery in the first quarter before infections began to spike. It has also been under a state of emergency since January to curb the spread of the virus, suspending parliament and essentially putting an end to political activities amid a power struggle. Malaysia has already rolled out more than 300 billion ringgit ($72.6bn) of stimulus packages since last year to cushion the effect of the pandemic on the economy. If Malaysia can reduce the number of cases in the first two weeks of the lockdown, the government will allow some sectors to reopen slowly over the course of the next four weeks – after which all economic sectors would be allowed to operate, he said.
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Given the full closure of the economy, the finance ministry will announce a relief package for individuals and economic sectors soon, Muhyiddin said. About 1.7 million people have received at least one dose of a vaccine as of Thursday. Malaysia has started its COVID-19 inoculation drive, though critics say the rollout has been slow.
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A medical worker wearing a protective suit conducts a test at a free COVID-19 coronavirus testing site in Shah Alam While moderate by global standards, its outbreak has increased rapidly in recent weeks, and the numbers of patients in intensive care and on ventilators have hit record highs. It reported 61 deaths on Friday, taking the total to 2,552. The number of daily fatalities has also reached records, with 63 earlier this week. Malaysia reported 8,290 new coronavirus cases on Friday, its fourth straight day of record infections, bringing its total to 549,514. “With the latest rise in daily cases showing a drastically upward trend, hospital capacity across the country to treat COVID-19 patients are becoming limited,” Muhyiddin said in a statement on Friday. Officials believe more infectious variants have contributed to the surge, as well as gatherings in the Muslim-majority country during the holy month of Ramadan and the Eid al-Fitr holiday earlier this month. Muhyiddin said the stricter lockdown from June 1 to 14 was for all social and economic areas, and that only essential services and economic sectors would remain in operation, which would be listed by the national security council. Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has announced a nationwide “total lockdown” starting in June as coronavirus infections in the country surged to record levels.
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