GEORGE TOWN, Sept 10 — Penang state executive councillor Jagdeep Singh Deo is calling on the federal government to open vaccination for all students in the country before they go back to school on October 1.
He said there were also proposals for the government to defer the reopening of schools until all of the teachers and students have been fully vaccinated. The local government committee chairman said Penang again recorded over 2,000 Covid-19 cases yesterday and that the state may be looking at over 2,000 cases for many more days to come.He also said all Penang assemblymen have been instructed to assist all Covid-19 cases who were undergoing home quarantine and also those who were impacted by the pandemic.