Dr Abdul Rahman (second left) presents electrical items to Dr Norliza, witnessed by Awg Tengah (third left), Ahmad Denney (left), Hasbi (third right), Paulus (second right), Parum (right) and others.
LIMBANG (June 13): A total of 73,923 individuals above 18 years old in Limbang Division are eligible to receive the Covid-19 vaccines.
Of the number, 40,797 of them are from Limbang District and the rest from Lawas District.
According to Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Limbang District would receive 11,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines every week in effort to achieve the target of National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
“Total cooperation from the community is important in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19 infection,” he told the media after visiting the vaccination centre (PPV) at Limbang Civic Centre yesterday.
Awg Tengah, who is also Second Minister of Urban Development and Resources said that non-Malaysians had also agreed to receive the vaccines.
On the PPV, he said three more would be set up in Limbang to support the only one at the civic centre. They would be set up at Batu Danau community hall, Mendamit community hall and Limbang Indoor Stadium.
He hoped that with four PPVs, the vaccination process in the district would be speeded up.
On the mobile team under the Ministry of Health, he said more mobile teams would be deployed to 21 localities in Limbang District to vaccinate people in rural areas, longhouses and Penan settlements.
This mobile team would assist senior citizens and individuals having difficulty in registering for the vaccination to be vaccinated as well.
“The mobile team will be deployed starting next month, with assistance from the armed forces in some areas.”
Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah who is also Limbang MP, Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Native Land and Regional Development Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail who is also Bukit Kota assemblyman, Batu Danau assemblyman Paulus Palu Gumbang, Limbang Resident Ahmad Denney Ahmad Fauzi, divisional health officer Dr Norliza Jusoh and Limbang District police chief Supt Parum Niot were among those who accompanied Awg Tengah during the visit.