programme( CIVac). Malaysian Construction Industry Development Board( CIDB) director Dr Roland Chia

GEORGE TOWN: Penang is aiming to administer 30, 000 jabs of Covid-19 vaccine daily, after achieving 24, 403 doses on Wednesday( July 14). Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said with more vaccination centres( PPV) operating beginning Thursday( July 15) until the end of the month, the target was possible to achieve." With more PPVs to open, we might be able to achieve 30, 000 vaccine doses administered daily." Yesterday alone, we administered a record of 24, 403 doses." This is due to the increase in C

COMBATING the Covid-19 pandemic to pave the path to Malaysia’s full economic recovery will require a swift vaccination implementation programme, which sees the public and private sectors joining hands to# menangbersama and achieve herd immunity.In line with the Government’s phased plan to vaccinate those in the high risk category and with construction workers among the country’s economic frontliners, the Ministry of Works through the Construction Industry Development Board( CIDB) Malaysia has in

KUALA LUMPUR: As the race to inoculate Malaysians continues, Khairy Jamaluddin announced that 27 new vaccination centres have so far been approved for the construction, transportation and manufacturing sectors. The 27 PPVs will be in charge of vaccinating 373, 327 workers across the three sectors and they will begin operating on Thursday( July 1), said the Science Technology and Innovation Minister." Based on current needs to combat Covid-19, we might increase the number of industry PPVs based o

KUALA LUMPUR: The nation's construction industry suffered losses amounting to RM42bil since the start of the pandemic last year, says Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof." The Covid-19 pandemic and the movement control order had affected the industry with growth shrinking by 19% last year and 10.4% in the first quarter of this year." The figure rose to 40.3% in the second quarter of this year," the Senior Minister said in reply to a question from Datuk Ahmad Nazlan Idris( BN-Jerantut) in th

“ The pessimist complains about the wind.... We have also fully vaccinated 80% of our adolescents within a record period of 67 days the fastest in the world.... In the beginning the private medical practitioners did not immediately jump onto the bandwagon, and persuasion was needed, ” he said.“ Communication channels are open through WhatsApp, email and also the dedicated helpdesk for all our partners....