Drastic drop in category four, five Covid cases involving elderly
KUALA LUMPUR: Sungai Buloh Hospital’s latest data until yesterday indicated a drastic drop in serious infection case admissions (Category Four and Five) among the elderly from the 23rd epidemiological week (EW). Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the downward trend was in line with the second phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation […]
Medical personnel share challenges faced by mobile vaccination units
GEORGE TOWN: Chief assistant medical officer E. Kalimuthu, who is the coordinator for the mobile vaccination units in Penang, was cheering and comforting nearly a dozen of elderly people in an old folk’s home at Jalan Yap Chor Ee here on June 9. He reassured them that the Covid-19 vaccine jab was nothing but a […]
1.24 mln doses of AstraZeneca vaccine offered to senior citizens
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,240,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine is offered to the elderly in the second round of the vaccination offer which is open for booking of appointment slots at noon tomorrow. The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) in a statement said today that the vaccine injections would be given between June […]
Elderly killed in 4WD-lorry crash
KUCHING: A senior citizen was killed in an accident involving a four-wheel drive (4WD) and a lorry at Jalan Batu Kitang near Kampung Bumbok on Monday (Mar 15). Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the victim has been identified as Lai Chung Tai, 77. “Investigations found that the accident happened at 9.50am […]
Indonesia provides elderly with drive-thru services for Covid-19 vaccination
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Health Ministry has provided the elderly and workers in the tourism sector with drive-thru services to give them easier access to getting vaccinated against Covid-19 at a shorter distance from their houses or workplaces. For the time being, the drive-thru services take place only in the capital city of Jakarta and the […]
Elderly driver rescued in car plunge
MIRI: Two drivers had a lucky escape after their cars were involved in a collision on Tuesday night nearby the Tamu Luak traffic intersection. In the incident, one of the vehicles turned turtle when landing inside a monsoon drain. Prior to the 7.37pm incident, a car driven by an elderly man aged 73 was coming […]
Search for elderly man continues
BINTANGOR: A search and rescue (SAR) operation is underway to locate an elderly man identified as Pat Sai Kong, 78, reported missing at a farm near Sungai Sian since Dec 31. The State Fire Department operations centre said they received a distress call from Bintangor police around 5pm last Friday. Bintangor firemen started their search […]
Elderly man found dead in toilet
KOTA SAMARAHAN: An elderly man was found dead in a restaurant toilet in Jalan Expressway yesterday morning (Dec 31). District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said police and a paramedics team were sent to the scene following a tipoff around 10.50am. Police identified the victim as Aman Keritap, 68, from Kampung Sangkalan, Simunjan. Paramedics from […]
Elderly biker dies in collision
SIBU: An elderly motorcyclist died while another sustained severe injuries in an accident at Jalan Sibu-Tanjung Manis yesterday. Sarawak Traffic Police chief Supt Alexson Naga Chabu said the accident occurred around 4pm and involved two motorcycles riding towards Sungai Bidut. Investigations revealed that the accident happened at Jalan Berjaya junction when a motorcyclist hit another […]
Search on for missing elderly man
SONG: A search for an elderly man reported missing in Sungai Katibas since Saturday is now on. That morning, Tunu Kudi, 59, went out in his boat to buy engine oil and necessities at a local shop across the river. He is believed to have fallen from his boat into the river as villagers had […]
