Bernama News In Brief: Sept 23

PARENTS NEED NOT RUSH TO COVID-19 VACCINATION CENTRES TO VACCINATE THEIR CHILDREN

KUALA LUMPUR -- Walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) for Adolescents are only for teens who are not schooling, students at public and private institutions of higher learning, as well as those who are homeschooled.

As such, deputy health minister, Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali advised parents to not rush to vaccination centres with their children for vaccinations.

He said vaccination appointments for adolescents will be made with the assistance of district education and health offices in advance, after which the school authorities will inform parents and guardians according to their turn.

--BERNAMA

NIGHT MARKETS, BAZAARS ALLOWED TO OPERATE TILL 10 PM - DBKL

KUALA LUMPUR -- The current operating hours of 4 pm to 8 pm for night markets and bazaars in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur has been extended to 10 pm effective today.

The Kuala Lumpur City Council (DBKL) announced the changes to the operating hours in a statement today, in line with Kuala Lumpur’s transition from Phase One to Phase Two of the National Recovery Plan (PPN) that took place on Sept 10.

The statement cautioned that all existing standard operating procedures remained and organisers, traders, helpers and visitors must comply with them, including the condition stating only those who have completed their vaccinations were allowed to be involved.

-- BERNAMA

788 INDIVIDUALS APPLY FOR SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COVID-19 DEATH MANAGEMENT IN MELAKA

MELAKA -- A total of 788 applications for the Special Assistance for COVID-19 Death Management were made by family members of COVID-19 patients who died due to the disease in Melaka.

State Health and Anti-Drug Committee chairman Datuk Rahmad Mariman said family members of those who died from COVID-19 could apply for the RM5,000 one-off aid directly from the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA).

"We at the state level only assist by confirming that the patient died from COVID-19 and it is done by the Melaka Hospital forensics department. We do not have the information whether the families received the aid or not because it is paid directly into the recipient’s account,” he told reporters are the Melaka state legislative assembly sitting adjourned here today.

-- BERNAMA

WALK-IN VACCINATIONS FOR ADOLESCENTS TO HALT IN PERAK TODAY

PARIT -- The National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) for Adolescents in Perak will only be via appointments on MySejahtera or the Vaksin-Anakku programme portal starting today.

Perak Education, Higher Education and Human Resource Committee chairman Ahmad Saidi Mohammad Daud said walk-in vaccinations for adolescents were no longer being conducted.

"This action was taken after we received orders from the Health Ministry to avoid crowding that occurred at public or integrated vaccination centres.

"They (adolescents who want to be vaccinated) need to wait for their appointment or turn accorrding to the time provided,” he told reporters after checking the Vaksin Anakku programme at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama Sultan Azlan Shah in Bota here today.

--BERNAMA

DAILY COVID-19 CASES IN KELANTAN ALSO INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPLETED THEIR VACCINATIONS - MOHD AMAR

KOTA BHARU -- The Kelantan government has urged all its citizens to comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) even though they have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations.

Kelantan Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said COVID-19 infections in the state remained above 1,000 a day and based on statistics, individuals who have completed their vaccinations were also infected.

"According to the statistics tabled at the state executive council meeting yesterday, COVID-19 infections among those who have yet to be vaccinated, those who are partially vaccinated and those who completed their vaccinations are nearly the same.

"This shows that those who have completed their vaccinations have neglected to comply with the SOP and ended up infected, even though they are in category one and two,” he told reporters at Panchor, Pengkalan Chepa here today.

--BERNAMA