GEORGE TOWN – Hotel Equatorial Penang in Bukit Jambul is reopening on June 28 as a Covid-19 vaccination centre (PPV) after shuttering on March 31.
Some 1,600 economic frontliners, especially those in the state’s business and industrial sectors, are expected to be inoculated there daily.
Penang tourism exco Yeoh Soon Hin today visited the hotel with Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau chief executive Ashwin Gunasekeran.
Yeoh said the state government will look into the feasibility of more hotels being used as PPVs to ramp up Penang’s vaccination drive.
“Hotels are well equipped in terms of having spacious ballrooms and halls and ample parking space. This will help ensure that the standard operating procedures can be implemented effectively to avoid overcrowding,” said Yeoh.
He urged owners of hotels and event spaces who are interested in allowing their venues to be used as PPVs to email him at [email protected].
Bukit Jawi Golf Resort on the mainland started its PPV operations for the state’s economic frontliners on June 16. – The Vibes, June 23, 2021
