BERA: The proposed standard operating procedure (SOP) for the Johor state election will be tabled in a special National Security Council (NSC) session, which will also be attended by representatives from the Opposition, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. We hope that cases continue to drop to below 1,000 so that we can declare Malaysia as endemic, not pandemic. “We leave it to the Health Ministry to determine the SOP and I can call a special NSC meeting to discuss it,” said Ismail Sabri. “There has been speculation – including that people cannot ‘balik raya’ – as there has been an increase in cases over the past few days. “We will focus on targeted areas identified with high numbers of infections by enforcing EMCO.

Source: The Star January 23, 2022 20:20 UTC