PETALING JAYA: More vaccinations will be conducted at localities placed under the enhanced movement control order to boost Selangor’s vaccination rate.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the effort at the Mentari Court area, which has been placed under the enhanced MCO, has been going well.
“We have targeted to vaccinate 8,000 residents who tested negative at Mentari Court.
“The vaccines will be administered at Mentari Court itself instead of the residents going to a vaccination centre (PPV),” he told reporters after visiting Mentari Court yesterday.
The vaccination move at Mentari Court will be the new formula employed by the state government at other enhanced MCO areas as well, he added.
“Next, we will conduct vaccinations at Taman Murni Sepang. We will focus on residential areas that have both local and foreign residents.
“It is in line with our goal to boost the vaccination rate in the state,” he said.
Amirudin said the vaccination programme in Selangor was going well.
“We have a big population, that is why the percentage of those vaccinated is low.
“At least 27% of adults in Selangor have received the first dose of the vaccine while 8% to 10% of adults have received the second dose,” he added.
For the Mentari Court enhanced MCO area, Amirudin said the Health Ministry will conduct Ops Ketuk to track down 98 residents who refused to cooperate in a Covid-19 screening exercise.
“So far, residents at 3,371 housing units from seven blocks in Mentari Court have cooperated in being screened,” he said, adding that these people had started being vaccinated yesterday.
“However, 98 households did not give any feedback and it will make it harder for screenings to be conducted,” he added.
Since Sunday, 1,200 residents had been screened with 127 testing positive, Amirudin said.
“Mentari court has 17,000 residents. Judging by the size of the population, I am not surprised if the number of positive cases reaches 400 to 500,” he said.
The enhanced MCO at Mentari Court will run from July 1-14.
