He noted that the decision of Cabinet is aligned to the Government’s public-sector master rationalisation plan, which proposes a reduction of the over 190 public bodies, comprising companies, agencies and statutory bodies, as a critical feature of transforming the public sector.

“I’m actually fine with it. In a weird way, I think it is getting out more positive messages around vaccination because people are talking about it.”

“The next blitz would have to be influenced by another shipment, which we anticipate we will get in a week under the COVAX programme, which we had earlier announced – some 55,000 doses to come in,”