Wednesday, 19 Aug 2020 08:25 PM MYT
He said a total of RM1 billion has been extended to finance the purchase of medical equipment such as ventilators and intensive care unit equipment, personal protective equipment for public and medical service personnel, and laboratory equipment for Covid-19 screening. He said this when presenting the 17th Laksana Report on the implementation of the Prihatin Rakyat Economic Stimulus Package and National Economic Recovery Plan .
For the i-Lestari Employees Provident Fund programme, he said until Aug 7 2020, the total cumulative withdrawals made from April until August 2020 amounted to RM6.5 billion, an increase from RM5.71 billion in the previous week, involving 4.52 million recipients