Defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the website was in the final stages of completion and was expected to be accessible to the public two weeks before the transition on April 1.

“In this phase, there will be one set of SOPs and nine guidelines. These SOPs have been simplified from the 181 found in the national recovery plan (NRP),” he said in a statement.

Hishammuddin, who chaired a Covid-19 Ministerial Quartet meeting on this today, said the guidelines would not be enforced.

“Instead, they will serve as a guide to encourage people to comply and remain vigilant of the risks of Covid-19 infection when performing activities in public,” he said.

Among the 10 requirements in the SOPs are masking in public, sticking to business operation hours according to the licence or permit, performing Covid-19 detection tests, managing suspected or confirmed cases according to guidelines, using MySejahtera and MySJTrace for registration, and complying with vaccination requirements for certain activities.

“All of these requirements are already being practised by the public in the NRP. For that reason, I believe the people will be able to continue following them as best as they can.

“In addition to these SOPs, the nine guidelines have been developed to help people make safer choices when conducting daily activities for the safety of self, family and people around,” he said.

He said these guidelines would cover transportation and travel, education and care, retail, food and beverage activities, closed and open workspaces, and events and ceremonies.

“Other areas are entertainment, tourist attractions, hotels and guest accommodation, religious congregations, marriages and funerals, sports and other recreational activities.”

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