IPOH – Perak aims to move into Phase Three of movement controls under the National Recovery Plan (NRP) early next week by taking full advantage of the new supply of 688,000 vaccine doses expected to be received this month.
Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said that the target, among others, is to get more people in the state aged 18 and above their second vaccine dose, and implement several other strategies by the Perak Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force.
Speaking to reporters in an online media conference today, Saarani said that among the strategies was the opening of two new vaccination centres at the Proton centre in Tanjung Malim and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kampar.
“Besides that, we are opening a drive-through mega-centre at the Lost World of Tambun, with an expected maximum usage of between 89% to 94%, which covers the target rate of between 5,000 to 7,700 doses per day,” he said.
The opening of three special vaccination centres for industries, namely Manjung, Kinta, Larut Matang, and Selama is also being planned.
In addition, Saarani said, Covid-19 teams will be mobilised through community outreach programmes to locations with low vaccine registrations, especially in rural areas or locations without telephone facilities or internet coverage.
Perak was among five states that transitioned to Phase Two of the NRP on July 5 along with Perlis, Pahang, Terengganu, and Kelantan.
With this latest development, Perak will now have 101 vaccination centres, including private clinics and hospitals, to enable more people in the state to receive vaccines as soon as possible once new supplies arrive.
“If the vaccine supplies arrive as scheduled, Perak will be able to record a rate of 24,000 doses a day, and the number can reach up to 30,000 a day if we receive more vaccine supplies after this,” he said.
He said moving to Phase Three requires the cooperation of all parties, including reducing factory clusters, as well as compliance with standard operating procedures.
“I am confident that if the people of Perak continue to show this positive attitude, our goal to move into Phase Three early next week can be achieved. Whether we are the first state to move into Phase Three depends on the record and achievements of each state,” he said.
He said a total of 1,235,218 people, or 66.3% of Perak residents aged 18 and above had registered for the vaccine through the MySejahtera app, and so far a total of 239,147 residents have been fully vaccinated. – Bernama, July 7, 2021
