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List of Abbreviations

Abbreviation Explanation
NADMA National Disaster Management Agency
NGOs Non-Governmental Organisations

NIH National Institutes of Health
NPRA National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency
NRP National Recovery Plan
NSC National Security Council (Majlis Keselamatan Negara)
(MKN)

PDRM Royal Malaysian Police (Polis Diraja Malaysia)
PEMULIH Restorer Assistance Package (Pakej Perlindungan Pakyat dan Pemulihan Ekonomi)
Assistance Package for protection of economy and the people (Perlindungan Ekonomi Dan Rakyat
PERMAI
Malaysia)
PICK National COVID-19 Immunization Program (Program Imunisasi COVID-19 Kebangsaan)

PIKAS Public-Private Partnership Industrial COVID-19 Immunisation Programme
PKD District Health Of ce (Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah)
PLS Pharmaniaga LifeScience
PPE Personal protective equipment
PPV Vaccine Administration Center (Pusat Pemberian Vaksin)

PPVIN Industrial Vaccination Centre
PSV Vaccine Storage Centers (Pusat Simpanan Vaksin)
PUI Person Under Investigation
PUS Person Under Surveillance
R0 Basic Reproduction Number
RELA Malaysian Volunteers Department (Jabatan Sukarelawan Malaysia)

RMAF Royal Malaysian Air Force
RMCO Recovery Movement Control Order
Rt Effective Reproduction Number
RTK-Ag Rapid Test Kit for Antigen
RT-PCR Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

SARI Severe Acute Respiratory Infection
SARS-CoV-2 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
SelVAX Selangor Vaccine Programme
SIMKA Public Health Laboratory System (Sistem Informasi Makmal Kesihatan Awam)

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