Moderate COVID-19 Impact compared to last year The extended Covid-19 outbreak in the country has continued to affect the construction industry this year, but the impact has been more moderate compared to last year due to a vaccination rollout targeted at construction workers, among others. The Construction Industry Development Board’s (CIDB) CEO Datuk Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid said a proactive approach had been taken by the Ministry of Works (KKR) through CIDB to increase vaccination rates among construction workers. “The Construction Industry Vaccination Programme (CIVac), which is a specific vaccination programme for construction workers, was launched on July 1, 2021, and implemented in five states. The CIVac programme ended on Sept 28, 2021, with 100,180 workers fully vaccinated,” he told Bernama. He said the government has ensured that construction projects
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How Online Machinery Marketplace Keep Essential Project Going COVID-19 had led to school closings, event cancellations, state-of-emergency declarations and other major social-distancing measures. These responses are unlike anything we’ve seen before in recent history. The construction industry has seen a wide range of responses as well. Some cities have continued on with construction projects. Others have shut construction down completely. It’s a slowing of the industry that is unprecedented. No matter what the local response is, it’s clear that “business as usual” doesn’t have a place in our current reality. Contractors in essential projects are working extremely hard to continue moving in a world that seems to be shutting down around them. Supply chains have halted and social distancing is making it more difficult than ever to keep
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