In a posting on Facebook this evening, he said the government had stated that approval of inter-state travel might be considered after the country achieved herd immunity to Covid-19, which is expected after 70% to 80% of the people had been vaccinated.

However, the government’s vaccination plan stated that this figure of 70% -80% would only be achieved by February 2022.

“Does that mean the people have to wait another year before they are allowed to cross state borders?” he said.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has reportedly stated that the domestic travel ban might remain until at least 70% of the population have been vaccinated.

He said a lesson could be learnt from the decision to re-open state borders on Dec 7, which resulted in Covid-19 outbreaks in “green states” such as Kedah, Terengganu and Kelantan.

“Once 70% of the population have been vaccinated, we may then consider reopening borders,” he said at a virtual press conference.

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