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KPJ Kuching Specialist Hospital to vaccinate public

KUCHING: KPJ Kuching Specialist Hospital is one of the private hospitals in the city assigned as vaccination centres. The hospital said that it was among 20 KPJ Hospitals that had signed up with ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd (ProtectHealth) to participate as VCs for phase two and phase three of the

No mass gatherings of feral pigeons in Kota Samarahan

KUCHING: There have been no mass gatherings of feral pigeons in areas under the jurisdiction of Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS). Council chairman Datuk Peter Minos hoped that it would be maintained that way. He said that however if these pigeons which have been said to be carrying diseases and

Health frontliners pass out from heat exhaustion

KUCHING: The Kuching South City Council’s (MBKS) Covid-19 One Stop Centre head Dr Cheong Yaw Liang had confirmed that eight health frontliners had passed out at the centre due to heat exhaustion.  He said the incident occurred last Saturday (May 22) at around 1 pm where the frontliners equipped with

Tying the knot in trying times

KUCHING:  Covid-19 has not only disrupted the livelihood of the people but has also become a wedding crasher. Since the onset of the pandemic, many confirmed weddings had to be put on hold, and couples had to constantly change their wedding dates as weddings were not allowed in order to

Watch out for flash floods

KUCHING: People have been advised to take precautions as flash floods caused by rain or thunderstorms are common during this time of the year. Sarawak Meteorological Department director Haburi Hamdan said however it is not widespread as compared with the northeast monsoon period. He said as the country is now

AstraZeneca open for registration in Kuching, Miri

KUCHING: Those from Kuching and Miri who want to take the AstraZeneca (AZ) Covid-19 vaccine can now register for it. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said registration will be open tomorrow. “The second round of AstraZeneca opt-in will open at 12pm (1200hrs) on Sunday, May 23 at

Sarawak records its highest death tally of eight cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded its highest number of daily Covid-19 deaths with eight fatalities on Friday (May 21) after the seven deaths reported on May 19. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said this brought the death toll due to Covid-19 in the state to 247. Five of the

Parents must also comply with SOPs

KUCHING: The responsibility of safeguarding children’s health and safety does not lie with the taska (childcare centres) and tadika (kindergartens) operators alone but with the parents as well. This was pointed out by Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. She said while childcare

Use MySejahtera app

KUCHING: Those who are sending children to taska (childcare centres) or early childhood education institutions are reminded to use the MySejahtera app’s check-in feature at the premises as required under the enhanced conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister

Statewide museums temporarily closed

KUCHING: All museums across the state will be temporarily closed during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period. Sarawak Museum Department in a notice said that all the museums under its administration will be closed starting May 18 until June 7. It said the decision was made as a public