Penang forms Covid-19 emergency response team

 

Phee Boon Poh will work closely with the state health department as head of the emergency response team.

GEORGE TOWN: Penang environment and welfare committee chairman Phee Boon Poh will lead the state government’s emergency response team to mobilise the state’s resources to face the endemic phase of Covid-19.

Chief minister Chow Kon Yeow said the team was set up in light of the rising number of daily cases currently.

“The state executive council and Penang security special committee on Covid-19 management today decided to appoint Phee to lead the team,” he said in a statement.

“In addition, the team will work closely with the state health department to improve the operation of the Covid-19 assessment centres (CAC) and CAC call centres, as well as the logistical requirements of patients going to the treatment centres.

“The team will also mobilise manpower including volunteers under the PgCare Alliance platform to manage and identify patients’ needs.

“The team will improve the needs of the treatment centres to ensure that the state’s medical system is not incapacitated entirely.” - FMT