COVID-19 | Penang will continue its Covid-19 mass screening initiative involving the manufacturing and production sectors, said Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
“In the special session of the National Security Council (NSC) on Covid-19 management, chaired by the prime minister via a video conference on Friday, I have requested further feedback to enable the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Penang branch to implement mass screening initiatives involving the manufacturing sector in the state.
“At the session, Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that it can be implemented but found to be less suitable during this third wave period,” he said in a statement today.
However, Chow said the state government will continue the initiative so that contact tracing and treatment could be implemented more effectively, especially for the manufacturing and construction sectors which are the main contributors to the cases and clusters in the state.
On the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, Penang is giving full commitment to the federal government regarding its implementation.
“I was informed by the state Health Department and state NSC that starting next week, Penang will receive Covid-19 vaccine in stages and will be placed in two hospitals.
“The first phase of the vaccination involves more than 30,000 frontliners,” Chow added.
- Bernama
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