Vaccination programme needs to be successful
KUCHING: The vaccination programme needs to be successful or else it will be difficult to revive the economy, says Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. He added that there was a need to vaccinate about 70 to 80 per cent of the population to achieve herd immunity and protection. “Over 20 per cent of our […]
Vaccine safe to take
KUCHING: The Covid-19 vaccine gives a high percentage of protection to the people and reduces the risk of being infected by the virus by 90 percent, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. He said if someone is infected after vaccination, the vaccine would reduce the risk of severe disease by 90 percent. “Based on […]
MP calls for report card on PN govt’s activities
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii hopes that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government can produce its one-year report card on what has been done thus far. “It is important for the PN government to explain to the people the progress made in terms of restoring the rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) as […]
DAP Sarawak brings early CNY cheer to special needs children
KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak visited community-based rehabilitation centre (PDK) Sentuhan Kasih Kuching and presented ang pow to 88 children. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said Sentuhan Kasih Kuching PBK, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), catered for special needs students, helping them learn certain skills and also helping them integrate into society. “The centre […]
Report number of daily virus tests
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said there is a need to report the total number of Covid-19 tests being done daily and the percentages of positive cases. He said while the total number of new daily Covid-19 cases is important, the data of how many had been tested needs to be known as […]
Appeal for more transparency in pandemic management
KUCHING: The federal and state governments have been urged to be more open with the current management of the Covid-19 pandemic in Sarawak. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii, in making this call, said both the federal and state governments must also be transparent with important data and parameters so that everyone can get a […]
Learn from last year to do better this year
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii has proposed that the government set up a joint public-private sector expert inquiry to investigate the country’s response to Covid-19 in the past one year. “The aim of the inquiry is to find out the mistakes or gaps in our public health response and fix them for our […]
MOH urged to come up with new guidelines for asymptomatic cases
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii hopes that the Ministry of Health (MOH) would come out with new guidelines as soon as possible for asymptomatic Covid-19 cases that need to undergo home quarantine. He said this in response to Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah’s statement that individuals who tested positive for the virus […]
‘Look into high costs of flight tickets’
KUCHING: The federal government should look into addressing the high costs of flight tickets from Malaya to Sarawak or Sabah now that interstate travels are allowed, said Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii. He was alluding to Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement on Sunday on the implementation of the recovery movement control order […]
Postal service needs improving
KUCHING: The federal government should improve the postal service following a spike in dependency to the service since the imposition of the nationwide movement restrictions. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said there have been numerous complaints by the public on the postal service such as long queues to collect parcels and the lengthy time […]
