KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 26 -- Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said public health standard operating procedures (SOP), as well as travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic, will not be relaxed until Malaysia achieves herd immunity.

Dr Noor Hisham said the government will need more data and will use the four-stage vaccination plan, which may take up to nine months, before the country manages to vaccinate 70 to 80 per cent of people.

He said that in order to open the borders, other countries will also have to undergo successful vaccination efforts as well.

"Until now, there is no relaxation on SOPs, but we are looking for the immunity passport, whether we can cross state or countries. At the moment, we have yet t...