A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) speaks to people outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) assessment centre, in Shah Alam, Malaysia on August 30, 2021. (Photo by Lim Huey Teng/Reuters)





Petronas Twin towers decorated with colour lights during the 64th National Day celebrations to commemorate independence of Malaysia from British colonial rule, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, August 31, 2021. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A staff of a cinema sprays disinfectant at the cinema hall to prepare for reopening at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Malaysia’s government announced the reopening of most entertainment and art sectors to fully vaccinated individuals in all states beginning Sept 9. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A healthcare worker carries a container of CanSino vaccine through a remote rural village on their way to vaccinate residents in the village of Penempatan Telipok during a Covid-19 outreach program on September 05, 2021 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Malaysia's vaccination efforts are starting to reach the country's remote villages - such as Penempatan Telipok in Sabah state, which is located in Borneo, eastern Malaysia. Better known for their white sand beaches and pristine waters, which were major attractions for divers are tourists before the Covid-19 pandemic struck, vaccination of populations in remote locations is seen as key to getting the tourism industry up and running again. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)





In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, center, arrives to the opening ceremony of the parliamentary session at the parliament house in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, September 13, 2021. (Photo by Nizam Zanil/Malaysia's Department of Information via AP Photo)





Tourists walk past a thermal scanner at the jetty, as Langkawi reopens to domestic tourists, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Malaysia on September 16, 2021. (Photo by Lim Huey Teng/Reuters)





A cat is seen lying at deserted Black Sand Beach, as Langkawi gets ready to open to domestic tourists from September 16, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Malaysia on September 15, 2021. (Photo by Lim Huey Teng/Reuters)





The mid-autumn full moon is seen above the city of Kuala Lumpur during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Tuesday, September 21, 2021. The festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month of the Chinese calendar and is marked by Chinese families and friends gathering to eat Chinese moon cakes and pomelos together. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A man sits in front of a mural in Kuala Lumpur on September 30, 2021. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





A staff member prepares for the reopening at Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 29, 2021. Aquaria KLCC will be open for fully vaccinated visitors starting from Oct. 1. (Photo by Xinhua News Agency/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Malaysian immigration officers collect evidence during a raid in Semenyih, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 01 October 2021. Some 297 illegal immigrants living in seven containers were detained in a midnight raid by Malaysian immigration authorities following complaints from nearby residents. “The surrounding residents had complained that there are settlements that are overcrowded, do not comply with hygiene aspects and have the potential to be breeding grounds for dengue”, Immigration Director-General Khairul Zaimee Daud said. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





A teacher marks a table as part of social distancing measures at a secondary school, as schools reopen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 4, 2021. (Photo by Lim Huey Teng/Reuters)





A nurse prepares to administer a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination program for teenagers under 18-year-old in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 06 October 2021. The Malaysian government is targeting at least 60 percent of the country's teenager population to receive at least one dose of vaccine by November this year, with the aim of having 80 percent of teenagers fully vaccinated by next January. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





This picture taken at late night on October 1, 2021 shows a resident (L) looking at the charred remains of his home during a fire that also gutted pre-World War II era shoplots in Karak, Malaysia's Pahang state. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





A child plays at artificial ice playground Snowalk at i-City in Shah Alam, outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, October 9, 2021. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Nail salon Maniqure owner Lim Pei Xin works on a Squid Game's manicure for a client at her shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 14, 2021. (Photo by Lim Huey Teng/Reuters)





A man dressed in a Spiderman costume sells coffee on a back street in Kuala Lumpur on October 19, 2021. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysia's Finance Minister Zafrul Aziz, center left, delivers the 2022 budget speech at parliament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, October 29, 2021. (Photo by Famer Roheni/Malaysia Department of Information via AP Photo)





Hindu devotees climb the colored stairs to pray at the Batu Caves temple during the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, November 4, 2021. Diwali is one of Hinduism's most important festivals, dedicated to the worship of the goddess of wealth Lakshmi. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)