KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 Several shopping malls and retailers’ associations have reiterated their eagerness to help the government speed up vaccination in the country by offering up their premises as vaccination centres. In a statement today, they welcomed the government’s recognition of those.
The vaccination programme for the retail sector, involving about 500,000 workers, will begin next month, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi
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The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister said his Ministry, which has been tasked with planning and co-ordinating the retail sector vaccination programme with all the related industry players, would implement it with the co-operation of the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). Considering the Covid-19 situation in the country, there is a need to speed up giving the vaccines to the economic frontliners, especially workers in the retail sector, to achieve herd immunity in the country, he said in a statement Friday (May 28).
According to Nanta, a meeting with CITF, associations and retail industry players was held on Friday, involving some 60 retail sector industry players.
Friday, 28 May 2021 05:12 PM MYT
The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, which has been tasked to plan and coordinate the retail sector vaccination programme with all the related industry players, would implement it with the cooperation of the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
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PUTRAJAYA, May 28 The vaccination programme for the retail sector, involving about 500,000 workers, will begin next month, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.
In a statement issued here today, he said the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA), which has been tasked to plan and coordinate the retail sector vaccination programme with all the related industry players, would implement it with the cooperation of the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF).
Malls are being extra vigilant and checking vistors status on the MySejahtera app. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Malls are safe places to visit and its owners should not be penalised for actions of others that are beyond their control, say retail associations.
This comes after Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba was quoted as saying that several shopping malls would be listed under the Hotspot Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system after it was found that they were used for family gatherings during the recent Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations.
He said his ministry had identified the malls in question and placed them on the HIDE list in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19.