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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