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Malaysia reports lowest new COVID-19 cases

Mar 29, 2021

The number of new COVID-19 cases fell to triple digits today.

Malaysia reported 941 new infections, the lowest daily figure since December last year.

Selangor had the highest number of cases, followed by Sarawak, and Johor.

The Health Ministry also reported five fatalities, raising the death toll to 1,260.

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More private GPs urged to join National Immunisation Program

The Health Minister has urged more private general practitioners to be involved with the National COVID-19 Immunisation program.

So far, almost 1,200 private GPs have signed up to participate in the vaccination exercise.

He hopes that cooperation from both the private and public sectors will help the government reach its target of achieving herd immunity against the coronavirus.

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Don’t expect private vaccination drives to roll out soon

The government is in talks to allow the private healthcare sector to purchase their own supply of the COVID-19 vaccine.

However, the National COVID-19 Immunisation Program’s coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin, warned Malaysians not to expect private vaccinations anytime soon.

He says private healthcare providers may struggle to source their own vaccine supplies, due to high global demand, and adds that these vaccinations may only be rolled out late this year.

On another note, Khairy Jamaluddin says the immunisation program will enter phase two on April 19th.

He adds that recipients will be notified of their vaccine appointments as early as two weeks before the kick-off date.

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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong urges all to fight COVID-19

Everyone has been urged to do their part to overcome the nation's COVID-19 pandemic.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong says he's confident that the National Immunisation Program will aid in the country's fight against the coronavirus.

The King has also praised the government's efforts to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine