TheEdgeMarkets - Tropicana Gardens Mall to Serve as Vaccination Centre Under Selangor Programme
KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Tropicana Gardens Mall Convention Centre in Kota Damansara will be one of the five large vaccination centres (PPV) to host the Selangor Vaccination Programme (SelVax) starting tomorrow.
Tropicana Corporation Bhd, in a statement today, pledged its support for SelVax and the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK).
SelVax is a support measure to PICK and will be jointly operated by Selangor Government-owned firm Selgate Healthcare Sdn Bhd and the Heath Ministry's non-profit subsidiary ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd.
Tropicana group managing director Dion Tan said the Government's focus to accelerate the national vaccination programme is very much needed in ensuring all citizens regardless of background receive their Covid-19 vaccine shots.
“We responded swiftly to the country's initiative towards herd immunity, continued to showcase our support to our Country's leaders and we are proud to be a part of SelVax,” Tan said.
Tropicana group executive director Jared Ethan Ang said the group's team has worked tirelessly to facilitate SelVax, adding that the group has committed more than RM1 million for its utilities, operations, logistics and manpower costs.
“To ensure Tropicana is a conducive and safe place to live, work and prosper, we will also extend Covid-19 vaccination across our Tropicana ecosystem.
“All Tropicana workforces (Tropicana HQ, Tropicana Gardens Mall, Tropicana Golf & Clubhouse, W KL Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, and Property Management) that have not been vaccinated will be signed up for this programme,” said Ang.
ProtectHealth said it has started training personnel of Selgate-owned clinics and panel clinics for the vaccination overall plan and process, especially those in Selangor.
Through this programme, Selgate will focus on critical economic sectors in Selangor, which are sectors that are allowed to operate throughout the Movement Control Order period.
Currently, registration is open to all companies in Malaysia and they can register their employees through vax.selangkah.my.
Malaysia administered 231,733 Covid-19 vaccinations yesterday, up from 197,274 doses on the previous day.
According to the Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), 147,783 individuals received their first doses, while 83,950 persons got their second doses yesterday.
Selangor administered the highest daily jabs at 45,723, followed by Sarawak (44,172), Kuala Lumpur (40,196), and Johor (15,268).
In total, 7.82 million Covid-19 vaccine doses had been administered across the nation as of yesterday, comprising 5.61 million first doses and 2.21 million second doses, according to JKJAV.
