The number of new hospital admissions for symptomatic Covid-19 cases will be used as a new phase transition indicator for states that are still in Phase 1 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP).

However, NRP Coordinating Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz (above) said the indicator would only replace the existing indicator (the number of new daily Covid-19 cases) when at least 50 percent of the adult population in the states is fully vaccinated.

He said the decision was made during a special...