Sabah gets its first batch of vaccines


It’s here: A special aircraft carrying the first batch of vaccines to Sabah landed safely at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport. Flight TH314, operated by Raya Airways, was flown by Captain Muhamad Noazli Muhamad Najib and assisted by First Officer Ravindran Santhanam. — Bernama

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will receive 104,110 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in six batches.

State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, who was on hand to receive the first batch of 16,380 doses at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA), said the rest would be sent in phases by April 1.

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