Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the effort would involve 93,000 school students throughout the state.

He said the state government in collaboration with the state health department (JKNPP) will increase the number and capacity of the existing vaccination centres (PPV) to speed up the vaccination process.

“At the same time, the PICK-Remaja for 43,000 school students and non-school students aged 16 and 17 is expected to be over by the end of this month,” he said in a statement here today.

Chow said the drop in the number of Covid-19 cases to three figures since yesterday in Penang had shown the effectiveness of the vaccinations carried out so far.

“The state government has obtained full cooperation from the health ministry regarding the delivery of medical personnel from other states which now number about 250 people, while medical equipment for the needs of hospitals here have also been increased.

“This includes the operation of a field hospital equipped with 100 beds in the parking lot of the Penang Hospital,” he said.