Protecting tourism sector

Trishaw riders in George Town waiting for passengers at the start of the movement control order in March last year. – Filepic

SOME 300 trishaw riders and taxi drivers are expected to receive the vaccine against Covid-19 this month in an effort for Penang to obtain a fully vaccinated tourism eco-system.

State tourism and creative economy committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said the Penang government had set in motion the inoculation of trishaw riders and taxi drivers as the state inched closer to herd immunity.