Public need to practise self-care

KUCHING: No country in the world can have a successful medical programme, says Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian — if its citizens do not take responsibility for their own health. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor stressed that Covid-19 was no exception. “Our local medical experts, similar to Singapore and the United Kingdom’s,... Read More

Sarawak News

September 21, 2021

Dr Sim hopes vaccination schedule for 12-15-year-olds be replanned

KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian hopes that the Health Department can replan the vaccination schedule so that those aged 12 to 15 can be inoculated as soon as possible. He said according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia, about 192,800 or 6.9 per cent of the state’s... Read More

Sarawak News

September 20, 2021

Medical frontliners to get top priority for booster vaccine

KUCHING: The additional dose of Covid-19 vaccine will be rolled out starting with medical frontliners, said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said the group will be prioritised for the administration of the additional vaccine dose with a third dose or a booster dose given depending on suitability.... Read More

Sarawak News

September 20, 2021

Be aware of Covid-19 warning signs

KUCHING: Members of the public are reminded to be aware of the symptoms of Covid-19 and seek immediate treatment if they are experiencing it. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this would prevent unwanted fatalities such as brought-in-dead (BID) cases. “In this post Covid-19 vaccination era where most... Read More

Sarawak News

September 20, 2021

Sarawak needs comprehensive cancer facilities

KUCHING: There is a need to provide ample facilities for cancer treatment in the state said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He said such facilities would benefit the locals as they would no longer need to travel to West Malaysia for treatment. “Cancer is the second after heart disease... Read More

Prime, Sarawak News

September 15, 2021

Teens aged 16-17 to be fully vaccinated before October

KUCHING: Teenagers aged 16 and 17 in Sarawak are expected to complete both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine before next month. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said Sarawak was on the right track to fully vaccinating those aged 16 and 17 before school reopens early October. On that... Read More

Sarawak News

September 15, 2021

Tips on how to avoid family clusters

KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian is concerned over the emergence of family clusters due to the Covid-19 infection. The Local Government and Housing Minister said currently, the number one cluster in Sarawak was the family cluster. He then shared tips on how families and friends could gather... Read More

Sarawak News

September 14, 2021

Masing concurs with Dr Sim’s assessment of Covid-19 situation

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing concurs with the suggestions by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian on how to live with the coronavirus. “Covid-19 will be part of our lives in the next few years and will eventually evolve to become a... Read More

Sarawak News

September 14, 2021

New field hospital for Covid patients

KUCHING: A new field hospital to treat Covid-19 patients has been set up at the compound of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the setting up of the Covid-19 Accident and Emergency (A&E) field hospital, which took six days to complete, was sponsored by... Read More

Sarawak News, Top Story

September 14, 2021

Tests sent to private labs in KL cause of backlog

KUCHING: The backlog for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in Sarawak was due to the samples being sent to private labs in Kuala Lumpur. Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that the State Health Department were sending the samples to private labs as per the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) arrangements due to the... Read More

Prime, Sarawak News

Public need to practise self-care

Dr Sim hopes vaccination schedule for 12-15-year-olds be replanned

Medical frontliners to get top priority for booster vaccine

Be aware of Covid-19 warning signs

Sarawak needs comprehensive cancer facilities

Teens aged 16-17 to be fully vaccinated before October

Tips on how to avoid family clusters

Masing concurs with Dr Sim’s assessment of Covid-19 situation

New field hospital for Covid patients

Tests sent to private labs in KL cause of backlog

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