Private sector employees in Sibu to get vaccine jab next week
SIBU: About 14,000 employees from the private sector in Sibu will receive the Covid-19 vaccine beginning next Monday at the University College of Technology Sarawak campus, here. The vaccination centre will be jointly operated by the university, SEGi Medical School and investment holding company Pansar Berhad after receiving approval from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force […]
UCTS is Sibu’s first industrial jab centre
SIBU: University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) has received approval from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) to operate as the district’s first industrial vaccination centre (PPV) starting from June 28. Sibu District Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee revealed this after monitoring the dry run of the vaccination process at the campus […]
Army helping with jabs at Lakis Hall
SIBU: From Wednesday onwards (June 23), the Sibu Muslim Welfare Trust Board (Lakis) Hall will serve as a mobile Covid-19 vaccination centre. Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said army personnel from the 9th Infantry Brigade would be helping in the vaccination programme. “The daily capacity in this hall will be 500 […]
New virus milestone with 60,000 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak on Monday (June 21) hit a new grim milestone, with the state recording a total of over 60,000 Covid-19 cases since the first case was detected in March last year. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cumulative total number of cases now stood at 60,482 after 682 new Covid-19 cases were […]
Some 150 teachers in Sibu refuse vaccination
SIBU: More than 150 teachers in Sibu refuse to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, said Education, Science and Technology Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee. Speaking on a livestream of the Sibu District Covid-19 update on Saturday (June 19), Dr Annuar who is also Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator said such action should not […]
Nangka PBB Youth registers 130 senior citizens for jabs
SIBU: The Nangka PBB Youth has successfully registered 130 senior citizens aged 70 and above here for the Covid-19 vaccination. Nangka PBB Branch chief Dr Annuar Rapaee said on Sunday (June 20) the senior citizens were tracked down from June 16-18 under Phase I of “Ops Jejak”. The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator […]
Mobile PPV for longhouses starts today
SIBU: The mobile vaccination centre (PPV) will start operating at Rumah John Lalong, Jalan Teku Pasai on Monday (June 21), said Public Health and Housing Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said this last Saturday during a livestream on Sibu’s Covid-19 update. Earlier, Dr Annuar had the opportunity to upload a picture of the mobile […]
19,345 people complete two doses of vaccine
SIBU: As many as 19,345 people in the district here have completed two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as of June 13. Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee added that 24,444 people had received their first dose. He said that several measures would be taken to further intensify the immunisation programme […]
‘Inject first, register later’ approach very helpful
SIBU: The ‘Inject first, register later’ approach recommended by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is very helpful to rural residents who face internet coverage problems, said Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. He pointed this out when monitoring the vaccination process at the mobile vaccination centre at the […]
Expected spike in Sibu cases this week
SIBU: The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) anticipates an increase in positive Covid-19 cases in Sibu beginning this week. Its coordinator, Dr Annuar Rapaee, stated this during a live feed of the update of the Sibu district daily Covid-19 cases on Saturday night. He said the community’s failure to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) […]
