KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): The Government has announced an RM2 billion increase in its allocation for the National Immunisation Programme to RM5 billion, as part of the RM20 billion PEMERKASA package unweiled today.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the Government hopes to accelerate the achievement of herd immunity among the people by December 2021, versus the previous projection of 1Q2022.
“To achieve this target, 15,000 officers will be stationed in 950 vaccination centres throughout the country.
“Considering the increase in workload, the Government has agreed to a Covid-19 special assistance at a rate of RM200 per month to be extended to civil servants who are involved in carrying out the immunisation programme,” he said in a televised speech.
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Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Pemerkasa would focus on 20 strategic initiatives to boost economic growth, support business, and continue targeted assistance to the people and sectors that are still affected. (Photo: Bernama)
Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has announced a RM20 billion economic programme to jump-start the economy.
In a televised address, he said the initiative, known as “Pemerkasa”, involved a direct fiscal injection of RM11 billion,
FMT reported.
Muhyiddin had previously announced six strategies to face Covid-19 and economic recovery, with the fifth strategy being “revitalising” the economy.
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Since the pandemic hit the country last March, the government has introduced various economic packages and measures amounting to some RM300 billion.
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