70,000 youth in Sibu yet to register for Covid-19 vaccination
SIBU: Some 70,000 youth here have yet to register for the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme. This was revealed by political secretary to chief minister Michael Tiang when met here on Sunday (May 23). Hence, he urged the group to come forward and register in order to be inoculated soon. He emphasised that it was very […]
Miri registers over 61 percent eligible recipients
KUCHING: Miri Division has a registered 61.4 percent of its residents for the Covid-19 vaccination using the MySejahtera application. This equates to 158,963 people aged 18 and above in the division who have registered for the ongoing vaccination programme. Minister in-charge of Miri division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), Datuk Lee Kim Shin said it was […]
Case of queue jumping in vaccination will not happen again
KUCHING: Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has given his assurance that the incident of queue jumping at the Stadium Perpaduan Covid-19 vaccination centre here today will not happen again. “We hope what happened … will not happen again. The management (of vaccination centre) has assured me (on this matter). We apologise for the […]
District offices to fill in ‘telephone’ gaps
KUCHING: Those who have trouble registering for Covid-19 vaccination due to not having a telephone can use the number of their respective district offices. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the state government had discussed with Coordinating Minister for National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Khairy Jamaluddin on some cases of eligible recipients not having […]
No back door vaccination
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department has denied a report of people in Sibu being given appointments for the Covid-19 vaccination earlier than they should or via the back door. Its director Dr Chin Zin Hing said the report in a newspaper was not true. “The Sibu Health Divisional Office uses the guidelines of the National […]
Jabs also for homeless people
SIBU: The homeless people in the state will also be listed in the Covid-19 vaccination programme, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Minister of Wellbeing, Community, Women, Family and Child Development said including the homeless people in the programme showed that the state was committed to ensuring the no group or person was being left […]
Phase two Covid-19 vaccination to begin on April 19 in eight states
PUTRAJAYA: Phase two of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, covering senior citizens, persons with disabilities (PwD) and those with chronic diseases, will begin on April 19 in eight states, said the programme’s Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Phase two will kick off with Kedah, Melaka, Penang, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak, Terengganu and the Federal Territory of Labuan, […]
Counters set to help jab registration
MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) is setting up counters at Riam Tamu as a step in assisting the public to register for the Covid-19 vaccination programme. Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also minister in-charge of this division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) when visiting the location yesterday, urged the public to register […]
Community internet centres to assist vaccine registration
KUCHING: The public now can seek assistance at community internet centres (PIKs) nationwide to register for the Covid-19 vaccination through the MySejahtera application. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said PIKs are mobilised as help centres in an effort to help the public, including senior citizens, who face difficulties registering through the app. “In […]
MPP continues to help register vaccination applicants
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) will continue its efforts to assist the people in registering for the Covid-19 vaccination programme by holding registration sessions at markets over the next two Saturdays. The next registration session will be held at the 3rd Mile Sungai Maong Market this Saturday from 8am to 12pm, while the following session […]
