Operation Surge Capacity, which will be managed by both the federal and Selangor state governments, aims to give first doses to the remaining unvaccinated 2.6 million adults in KL and Selangor from July 16-August 1.
Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says epidemiological links between Covid-19 cases at the Shah Alam vaccination site must first be confirmed to identify the source of infection.
Dr Adham Baba is also targeting 3,000 private GP clinics in Selangor and KL to join the Covid-19 vaccination programme to inoculate 300,000 people daily in total.
Brigadier General Dr Mohd Arshil Moideen says the current strategy must change as the same workforce is being used to screen, detect, and treat Covid-19 patients.
The FT minister estimates that 80% of KL adults have received their first dose as of July 10, as about 20% of people who got vaccinated in KL live outside the city.
MAEPS PKRC 2.0 receives an average of 800 Covid-19 patients a day, including an average 200 patients from Category Four with severe disease, says Dr Adham Baba.
Health workers battling burnout in hospitals across Ampang, Selayang, Klang, Kuala Lumpur, and HCTM report situations mirroring India’s Covid-19 surge, as bodies stack, wards overflow, non-Covid patients contract the virus in hospital, and systems malfunction.
The Enhanced Movement Control Order, from July 3-16, covers nearly the entire state of Selangor except Sabak Bernam, as well as certain localities in KL.
Khairy Jamaluddin says Selangor has always been among the top Covid-19 vaccine recipients and the state is getting 4 million doses in July due to increased vaccination capacity targeted at over 100,000 daily jabs.