KUALA LUMPUR: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin is expected to announce at 4 p.m. today whether the indoor mask mandate will be lifted.

It is understood that Khairy would chair a press conference after attending an event at a Kuala Lumpur hotel at 2.00 p.m. today.

“The minister has an important announcement to make later at four.”

On Monday, a reliable source told Sin Chew Daily Khairy would announce after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting that indoor mask mandate would be lifted with effect from next Monday or September 16, with the exception of public transport, hospitals, clinics and other specific places.