MELAKA: Only four Covid-19 vaccination centres are still operating in the state after the vaccination rate for the adult population reached 92.4%, says caretaker health and anti-drug committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman.

       He said of the four, the one at Encore, Klebang, would operate until Nov 2 while those at the Ahmad Ithnin Hall, Seri Umbai Jasin Municipal Council Hall and Alamanda Hall would be open until Oct 27.

       “Most centres have been closed in stages after the vaccination process for the registered adult population reached 90% for both the first and second doses.

       “For individuals who have yet to be vaccinated, they can still get their jabs at existing centres,” he said after visiting flood victims at the temporary evacuation centre in SK Ayer Molek yesterday.

       These centres would also be used for students aged between 12 and 17 through the Community Vaccine Mobilisation Programme.

       Rahmad said that there had been a drop in Covid-19 positive cases in the state, apart from a 35% usage of hospital beds to treat Covid-19 patients.

       “So far, only around 15 to 17 patients are still being treated in the intensive care unit,” he added.

       He said that the state Covid-19 Management Special Committee would also review the standard operating procedure for the Melaka state election.

       “There will be a lot of comings and goings, including the party machinery, so we want to remind them to comply with the stipulated SOP.

       “I have also suggested that the operations room of the political parties provide Covid-19 self-test kits,” he said. — Bernama