GUA MUSANG: Kelantan is expected to progress to Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan at the end of this month or early October at the latest as more people are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, says state Health Department director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin.

       However, he said several criteria would be taken into account before the transition, including vaccination coverage and the trend of the daily Covid-19 cases in the state.

       As of yesterday, he said 75% of the adult population in the state had received at least one dose of the vaccine.

       “God willing, we will continue to carry out activities including outreach programmes and we are confident that the targeted 80% vaccination rate will be achieved by the end of this month or early next month,” he told reporters at the Gua Musang Orang Asli vaccination programme at Pos Gob here on Saturday.

       Dr Zaini said hospital admission of Covid-19 patients involving serious categories had also decreased.

       “Although the number of daily cases recorded in the state is still at four figures since Sept 10, the majority, or 95% to 97% of Covid-19 patients are in Category 1 and Category 2,” he said.

       On the supply of 1.2 million doses of vaccines that Kelantan would receive this month, Dr Zaini said walk-in vaccinations would be introduced to maximise the vaccination rate in the state.

       He said more than 120,000 eligible people had yet to be vaccinated. — Bernama