Stay vigilant advice amid new Covid-19 variant
SIBU: People must remain vigilant even though Malaysia has moved into the endemic phase of COVID-19. Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Local Government Michael Tiang said compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) should continue to be observed at all times. According to him, this is essential as the COVID-19 outbreak now has a […]
Beef up vigilance against fresh COVID wave
KUCHING: The people have been advised to remain vigilant and protect themselves against COVID-19. Parliamentary Special Select Committee (PSSC) on Health, Science and Innovation chairman Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen said the surge of the virus caused by the highly transmissible Omicron subvariant known as BA.5 had fuelled a new wave of infections, re-infections, and […]
36 Omicron COVID-19 variants detected
KUCHING: Another 36 Omicron COVID-19 variant cases have been detected in Kuching, Samarahan, Sibu and Kapit divisions this month. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (UNIMAS) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) director Prof Dr David Perera in his report covering December 2021 to January 11, 2022 to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas […]
Pandemic fatigue
This pandemic has magnified every existing inequality in our society — like systemic racism, gender inequality, and poverty. — Melinda Gates, American philanthropist Lockdowns, MCOs, SOPs. Will we be going through the whole cycle again this year? Do we have to start planning for a permanent pandemic? I mean, at the moment, we are seeing […]
Prepare for Omicron surge now, says MP
KUCHING: The country needs to prepare for an Omicron surge quickly instead of waiting for the medical system to collapse first in view of the emergence of the Covid-19 variant. Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, in giving the advice, questioned whether Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin had a clear strategy to meet a […]
Essential to understand health info, says Dr Sim
KUCHING: It is important for people to understand some essential health information to be able to manage and go about their daily lives with as little disruption as possible with the emergence of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. Commenting on reports that seven local Omicron cases […]
DCM calls for good sense as Omicron surge looms
KUCHING: Omicron has already arrived on the shores of Sarawak and by the looks of it could very well become a surge but panicking will do little to mitigate the spread of the Covid-19 variant. Instead Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian wants the people to stick religiously to tried and tested […]
No Mu Covid-19 variant detected in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: There is no Mu Covid-19 variant detected from samples taken across the country so far, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) announced. In a statement on Friday (Oct 1), it said 1,312 samples have been analysed as of Sept 30 by a consortium comprising seven laboratories under Mosti, Ministry of Health […]
