Positive cases have only involved locals on the island, says state exco.

A proposal will be tabled to the Special Committee on Tackling Covid-19 tomorrow.

The Langkawi Tourism Association expects some 24,000 tourist arrivals within days of the island reopening on Sept 16.

Putrajaya is studying the possibility amid the increase in percentage of vaccinated people.

The announcement comes as a two-week lockdown begins in Sydney to contain a rapidly spreading outbreak of the Delta coronavirus variant.

The two countries are also in discussions on the mutual recognition of vaccination certificates and resuming travel for students.

Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says Singapore has been listed as a country that has reported transmissions of variants of concern in the community.

Trade and tourism minister says a wave of cases on the Indian sub-continent shows Australia's near blanket ban on arrivals is still essential to keep the country Covid-free.

The two business hubs plan to resurrect their scrapped trabel bubble on May 26.

The decision came after Western Australia announced that the regions of Perth and Peel were entering a three-day lockdown due to a traveller testing positive for Covid-19.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also plays down concerns that the airport cleaner contracted the virus despite being fully vaccinated.

For the first time in almost 400 days passengers can fly across the Tasman Sea without undergoing mandatory Covid-19 quarantine when they arrive.