GEORGE TOWN (June 30): The State government will implement a targeted Covid-19 mass screening programme in the community, or Penang Covid-19 Screening (PSC-19), from Monday (July 5). Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the PSC-19, which will begin at the Penang City Stadium involving the State Assembly constituencies of Sungai Pinang, Padang Kota, Dato Keramat and Pulau Tikus, would be implemented in stages. “The PSC-19 programme is fully financed by the Penang government and it will use the RTK-Antigent method. “This is because every State has and is facing different case infection rates, which require a special consideration in deciding further strategies that need to be implemented,” he said. Meanwhile, Chow said Penang would receive 591,532 doses of vaccines from July 5 to July 28 under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK).

Source: The Edge Markets June 30, 2021 14:37 UTC