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The Penang Chief Minister said the state should be able to achieve the 10% target by next Wednesday (July 7) or Thursday (July 8).
Chow is also optimistic that Penang will receive 591,523 vaccine doses under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme this month and in August.
“The Federal Government has fixed 10% of the adult population being vaccinated as a threshold to be achieved before each state could move to Phase Two,” said Chow.
He said this at a virtual meeting with the representatives of 11 trade organisations organised by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Penang on the ‘Status of the Vaccination in Penang’ on Saturday (July 3).
THE daily operations in the electrical and electronics (E&E) industry are not affected by the lockdown with most companies getting their approval letters promptly.
JOHOR BARU: Manufacturing associations have welcomed the International Trade and Industry Ministry’s call for local and foreign companies to help reduce Covid-19 infections in order for businesses to keep open.
Malaysian Knitting Manufacturers Association assistant treasurer Seow King Chong said the association continuously reminded its members to educate workers about SOP compliance and limit their movements to check the spread of the virus.
He said it was vital that companies give their full cooperation in the matter as the national economy could not afford to have further setbacks after declining last year due to the pandemic.
“Besides the health threat, if there is an outbreak in a factory, the management will incur losses from mass employee testing, staff quarantine and disrupted production.
GEORGE TOWN: Stringent movement control order rules have taught hair salon owner Derick Ooi Tze Wei to brace for changes.
Ooi, who founded a chain of 15 hair salons in various states, has to diversify his business following orders for hair salons to close during the MCO period.
“All 180 staff members are now trained in e-commerce as we cannot be relying entirely on walk-in clients at our salons.
“We are offering packages for our services sold in the form of vouchers, while the staff are equipped with knowledge of products to sell them online.
“This change expands their knowledge, not only in hairdressing skills but in management and marketing.