“We have already discussed it internally, more or less we know what the decision is. Give me a few days,” he told reporters.

Khairy had been asked about a statement by the Malaysian Medical Association on Wednesday urging the government to review its policy on the use of face masks in enclosed spaces, following a similar decision made by many other countries, including Singapore.

MMA president Dr Koh Kar Chai said the number of Covid-19 cases had reached a “plateau of sorts” and the number of those in hospital with the virus was not high.

Last month, National Recovery Council chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said a decision on the rule would be looked into and decided by the health ministry.

Omicron vaccine

Khairy said the ministry was still studying the decision by the US Food and Drug Administration to authorise booster shots that target the Omicron BA.5 subvariant.

He said the ministry’s own technical working group for vaccines would evaluate the data before making its recommendation.