Aid will be provided according to current needs: Shahelmey

Kota Kinabalu: The State Government will decide on assistance to be provided to affected people due to the Covid-19 pandemic according to the current needs.

Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister Shahelmey Yahya  (pic) said the government will continue to monitor the latest development of the outbreak and will provide suitable aid such as food baskets for the people.

He was responding to a question by nominated assemblywoman Datuk Amisah Yassin at the State Legislative Assembly sitting, here, Monday.

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“To a question from Sri Tanjong assemblyman (Justin Wong Yung Bin), from Sept 26-Dec 15, a total of 44,061 food baskets had been distributed in Tawau,” he said.

“Of the figure, some 372 food baskets were distributed to identified households in Sri Tanjong constituency.”

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To a question from Petagas assemblyman (Datuk Ag Ahmad Shah Ag Sahari) , the food basket distribution percentage for affected households in lockdown areas is 100 per cent, and for households under home quarantine is also 100 per cent, while for e-Kasih recipients it is 94 per cent, as of Dec 15.

“I was made to understand that some of the e-Kasih recipients had moved from their original areas and had yet to be located,” he said.