PPN coordinating minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said a proposal had been raised to the National Security Council (MKN) to change the threshold value of new cases to the severity of the cases by category, or death rate.

“The PPN is dynamic. If cases have decreased and they are only mild symptomatic cases, the number of new cases is no longer an appropriate threshold value, we will look at the case capacity in the ICU (intensive care unit) and the mortality rate.

“This matter is being discussed with the health ministry to change it to a more appropriate threshold value, especially in the third phase, when we have managed to vaccinate 40% of the country’s adult population,” he said while appearing on the Agenda Awani programme here last night.

Tengku Zafrul, who is also finance minister, said the proposed changes were based on experiences in other countries such as the United Kingdom, which recorded a sharp drop in Covid-19 cases and hospital admissions after more than 40% of the population had been vaccinated.

“Therefore, when 40% of our people are fully vaccinated, we will consider this matter.

“However, the consideration is subject to the views of the relevant experts,” he said.

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