Police probe woman’s obscene jokes claims at PPV
JOHOR BAHRU: Police are investigating allegations that a member of the security personnel at the Persada International Convention Centre Covid-19 vaccination centre (PPV) had made obscene jokes and gestures aimed at a woman who came for her appointment on Saturday (July 17). Johor Bahru Selatan district police chief Mohd Padzli Mohd Zain said in a […]
Empty syringe? This is serious if it’s true
KUCHING: Are people being injected with empty syringes at vaccination centres (PPVs) in the country? The Special Committee of Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) has been urged to look into these serious claims. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said it would be a very serious matter if the allegations […]
Ready for the CanSino single-dose Covid-19 vaccine?
KUCHING: Get ready for China’s CanSino single-dose Covid-19 vaccine. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said after Thursday (July 22), the Pfizer vaccine will be given to those receiving the first dose of the vaccine. He said those getting their first dose will later be administered with the CanSino […]
Drinks for frontliners
KUCHING: The Sri Aman Information Department (JaPen) today (July 17) donated drinks to the frontliners at Dewan Johnical Rayong Ngipa Vaccination Centre and the Simpang Engkilili roadblock. The event was attended by Sri Aman District Information Officer Suhaili Awang and several other JaPen members. The initiative, according to Suhaili, was to recognise the frontliners’ sacrifices in […]
Energetic vaccine rollout possible key to zero death
KUCHING: Perhaps the vigorous vaccination programme done in Sarawak has managed to bring down the number of Covid-19 deaths to zero, in spite of the hundreds of positive cases recorded daily. In making this speculation, Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing pointed out that on Friday Sarawak recorded 423 new […]
2,000 tourism frontliners injected from July 15-18
KUCHING: Over 2,000 of Sarawak’s tourism and business events industry frontliners will be fully vaccinated at the Association of Churches Sarawak in Kuching from July 15 until July 18. “The business events industry is finally one step closer to restarting again. We are 70 percent in delivering our state recovery plan for business events with […]
Register for injections, Siburan residents urged
SIBURAN: Residents of housing estates in the Siburan sub-district are urged to register for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) through the MySejahtera app. “The percentage of those registered for the programme here is still low,” said the Siburan District Administrative Officer Ranum Bari. He was speaking during the handover of boxes of drinking water […]
Vaccinees glad and grateful they were immunised
KUCHING: Residents of Kampung Semeba and from other villages finally received their Covid-19 vaccination today, thanks to the mobile vaccination centre (PPV) outreach programme. All were happy and thankful that the vaccination programme was held near their homes at the Kampung Semeba multipurpose hall. After the vaccination, they hope they can go out safely without […]
Kampung Semeba vaccinates 420
KUCHING: A total of 420 vaccines have been given to residents of Kampung Semeba as part of the mobile outreach vaccination programme. Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang said the vaccination programme was the fourth of its kind held in his constituency. He explained that the programme targets the elderly, disabled and those who do […]
Herd immunity by August
MIRI: The state government is confident that Sarawak can achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 by August this year. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said the ‘jab first, register later’ approach had proven to be effective. He said 1.5 million of the state’s population had received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose while 818,398 […]
