KLANG (Bernama): Two million doses of Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive at the end of this month which will be distributed in the Klang Valley and Negri Sembilan starting early August.

       Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said it was aimed to expedite the vaccination process and curb the spread of the coronavirus in high-risk areas.

       He said for the same purpose, all existing Covid-19 Assessment Centres (CACs) will operate daily with the hiring of additional staff by the Health Ministry.

       "Taking into account the presence of patients with breathing difficulties, the CACs will also be equipped with oxygen supply for the patients while they wait to be referred to either the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park (MAEPS) Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centre or hospital.”

       He said this to reporters after visiting Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) here Tuesday (July 13).

       Muhyiddin said based on the data on July 11, the cumulative total of Covid-19 cases in Selangor was 286,352, while in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, it was 88,958.

       "They made up 45% of the cumulative total of Covid-19 cases in the country,” he said.

       He added that for deaths due to Covid-19, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya had recorded 2,700 deaths so far or 44% of the nationwide death toll. - Bernama