a period of six months up to september 2020. waiver of permits and licenses fees for traders, hawkers, night market traders, tamu and bazaar ramadhan operations. discount of 25 per cent on annual assessment rate above rm400 threshold given to residential, commercial, industrial and special purpose holdings for the year 2020. deferment of loan repayment for skim pinjaman industri kecil dan sederhana (spiks). additional rm20 million for smes to expand their business and to sustain their businesses. discount of 30 per cent for payments of land rents to all land uses for the year 2020. deferment of land premiums. sarawak government have placed an order of two million pieces of face masks to be distributed free to sarawakians through the state disaster management committee. providing dedicated support to physicians and practices on the front lines of testing, diagnosing, and treating patients at risk of covid-19. providing dedicated supports of food supplies to physicians and practitioners on the front lines of testing, diagnosing, and treating patients at risk of covid-19. discount of 50 per cent for rental of hdc houses rental scheme covering a period of six (6) months up to september 2020. on 30 march, sarawak chief minister datuk patinggi abang johari tun openg has announced an additional rm16.4 million to the rm1.15 billion sarawakku sayang special aid package in food assistance for the poor in rural and urban areas to mitigate the impact of the covid-19 pandemic in the state. the aid was for those who were homeless and who had lost their jobs to reduce their burden. on 10 april, sarawak chief minister datuk patinggi abang johari tun openg announced additional rm1.1 billion sarawakku sayang assistance package 2.0 to assist smes including 4 measures: interest-free soft loan for smes. special grant of rm1,500 to hawkers and petty traders through sarawak pay. abolishment of 2% interest rates to 0% for 3.5 years under micro credit scheme. waiver for rentals to smes in retail sector operating on premises owned by state glcs on 8 may, sarawak chief minister datuk patinggi abang johari tun openg announced third economic stimulus package, sarawakku sayang assistance package 3.0, worth rm300 million to reduce the people's burden following the covid-19 pandemic, particularly those who had missed out on the two earlier packages. the new package are consisted of seven measures: one-off cash payment of rm500 to 377,806 single sarawakians aged 21 and above earning less than rm2,000 a month. one-off cash payment of rm500 to each registered "penambang" (river taxi) owner. one-off cash payment of rm600 to 959 licensed van operators, 1,976 taxi drivers and 739 school buses and van operators. special grant of rm1,500 to 145 tourist guides and 113 park guides. one-off grant of rm1,500 to an estimated 500 members of the media for their contribution in covering the covid-19 outbreak. vaccination the covid-19 vaccination programme in sarawak is currently being implemented by the state government with the help from the federal government as an approach in curbing the spread of virus. the program is currently being implemented in phases from 26 february 2021 and sarawak's chief minister abang johari openg became the first individual in sarawak to receive the covid-19 vaccine. vaccinatedfirst dose vaccinatedsecond dose as of 194,936 111,176 1 june 2021 aftermath a total of 3,641 businesses in sarawak went out of business from 2020 to 2022.