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COVID-19: Malaysia disburses special aid packages, Cambodia vaccinates over 95 pct of adults

Malaysia on September began paying out its Special COVID-19 Aid (BKC), while Cambodia has vaccinated over 95 percent of adults since its vaccination campaign started in February.
COVID-19: Malaysia disburses special aid packages, Cambodia vaccinates over 95 pct of adults ảnh 1Vaccination in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Malaysia on September began payingout its Special COVID-19 Aid (BKC), while Cambodia has vaccinated over95 percent of adults since its vaccination campaignstarted in February.

Funds amounting to 3.1 billion RM are designed for Malaysia's BKCpayments, of which 1.1 billion RM have already be channeled to relevantbanking institutions for the purpose.

Speaking at a recent meeting with the finance minister and commercialbanks, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the aid package will benefit some10 million people, focusing on the needy, the elderly, and thehomeless.

He said the government would channel more assistance to the people starting next month.

Since the pandemic broke out in the nation in March 2020, the MalaysianGovernment has announced seven economic support packages worth 91 billionUSD in total to support people and businesses.         

Meanwhile, the Cambodian Health Ministry calculated that 9,571,313 outof the country's 10 million aged 18 and above have been given at leaseone dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

A total of 8,405,571 people in this group have been fully vaccinated with two doses./.
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