KUALA LUMPUR:The real challenge facing the community today is to impress upon everyone the real impact that Covid-19 has on human lives and the need for everything possible to be done for its prevention, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
07 Feb 2021 / 15:30 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should give priority to place an indemnity system to help boost public confidence in the national Covid-19 immunisation programme, said Alliance for Safe Community chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
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He said the indemnity system could take the form of a Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance Programme.
“Such a system will further enhance public confidence in the safety of the vaccine, which is a necessary step to assuage those who have been influenced by negative reports in social media.
“It is also important to ensure transparency in the procurement of the drugs which must also be evidence-based. and to ensure that the maximum benefit accrues from the immunisation process, there must be systems put in place to ensure transparency and the avoidance of wastage,“ he said in a statement today.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians have been urged to strictly abide by the standard operating procedures (SOP) and other rules in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic.
Pothole-riddled federal and residential roads is a common problem faced by motorists and motorcyclists in Klang. Photos: FAIHAN GHANI and KK SHAM/The Star
UNEVEN surfaces due to crumbling asphalt, sunken patches caused by badly repaved roads and potholes have made driving on several roads in Klang unnerving for motorists.
It has also made riding dangerous for motorcyclists as they could cause two-wheelers to veer off the road into oncoming traffic, or worse, throw the riders off their machines.
Uneven surfaces are especially prevalent along 3.5km of the busiest thoroughfare from Bank Islam on Jalan Meru until Pasar Besar Meru.