Sharp increase in Delta variant cases in Sarawak
KUCHING: There has been a sharp increase in Delta variant cases detected in the state, said Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) director Professor Dr David Perera. In revealing this, he said an overall detection rate of over 73 percent was recorded — a sharp increase from the 50 […]
Delta strain puts more children in hospital now
BY NINA MUSLIM MORE children are being hospitalised for Covid-19 now compared to any other time of this ongoing pandemic, according to doctors, as the highly contagious Delta strain becomes more dominant in Malaysia. University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) consultant paediatric cardiologist Associate Prof Dr Norazah Zahari told Bernama more children have been coming in […]
Covid-19 vaccines effective against Delta variant
KUALA LUMPUR: The Covid-19 vaccines used in Malaysia have been proven to be effective against the Delta variant, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this was based on the fact that vaccinations in Labuan and Sarawak had managed to reduce hospital admissions, intensive care unit (ICU) bed usage and use […]
Make vaccination mandatory!!
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing suggests that Covid-19 vaccination be made mandatory for eligible Malaysians. “If anti-vaccination groups refuse to believe in science, for reasons best known to themselves, we force them to believe by vaccinating them. It is the government’s duty to protect anti-vaxxers from themselves!” he […]
180 new cases of Delta variant
KUCHING: Another 180 new cases of Delta variant (B.1.617.2) have been detected in Sarawak from 355 positive Covid-19 cases sequenced. Prof Dr David Perera of the Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) said they were detected as of July 27 in IHCM’s ongoing tracking and surveillance of SARS-COV-2 variants. He […]
No mood for election yet
MUKAH: Some people are apparently not in election mood if the state polls were to be held after the emergency ends on Aug 1 amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Kapitan Kang Boon Eong, 55, said this was his observation among the people here during the current pandemic. He explained that it was not the right time […]
Delta variant dominant strain in Kuching
KUCHING: The Covid-19 Delta variant has taken over as the predominant strain in Kuching. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that this was due to cases of Delta variant having landed in the state from West Malaysia and Kalimantan last month. “Sarawak is surrounded by a tsunami of […]
We still have not won
SIBU: Following the one-digit Covid-19 positive case recorded in Sibu district last Saturday, Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee reminded residents not to be too happy or feel comfortable. He reminded the community not to be complacent and continue to adhere to standard operating procedures (SOPs). The Assistant Minister of Local […]
93 Delta variant cases detected in Sarawak to date
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded a total 93 Covid-19 cases of the Delta variant as of Sunday (July 25). State Health Department director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed stated the cases were recorded between May until July. “The Delta variant cases were mostly detected Kuching division with 69 cases, followed by Samarahan (10), Serian (six), Sri […]
More than 80 percent in Sibu receive first dose
SIBU: Around 84.3 percent of the Sibu population have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. This was said by Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee during a livestream session on Sibu’s Covid-19 update last Saturday. “Based on the data recorded on July 22, a total of 211,330 individuals […]
