Is baby dumping endemic in this country?
What is sex education? This is a typical response when I ask school administrators whether sex ed is being taught in their respective public secondary schools. I am referred to the school counsellor when I mention consent, body image, relationships, and STDs. – Anonymous I can’t help but feel emotional when I came across a […]
What is considered acceptable endemicity?
KUCHING: Being in an endemic phase of Covid-19 means that the infection is at a level that is acceptable and manageable, according to public health expert Prof Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman. The International Medical University pro vice- chancellor of research, and Institute for Research, Development and Innovation director, explained that this was a level […]
New mussel species found in Limbang, Sabah
KUCHING: Two new endemic species of mussels, from a genus that had never been discovered before, have been found in Borneo. The mussel species found in Limbang, Sarawak, was named khairuloconcha lunbawangorum after Associate Professor Dr Khairul Adha from the Faculty of Resources and Science Technology (FRST), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas)and the Lun Bawang ethnic […]
Much still needs to be done before endemic phase
KUCHING: More needs to be done to prepare Sarawak for its transition from the Covid-19 pandemic to the endemic phase. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii added that the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) must be transparent and inform the public about their plans — short term or long-term […]
Masing lauds Khairy’s recent statement on Covid-19 status
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing has concurred with Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin’s recent statement on the Covid-19’s status. He stated that 80 per cent herd immunity, which Sarawak hoped to achieve by September this year, would render vaccinated people as relatively protected from the severe impact of the […]
Discussion on SOPs adjustment, relaxation during endemic phase to involve three other ministers
KUALA LUMPUR: Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein today said that the detailed discussion on the adjustment and relaxation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in preparation for the Covid-19 endemic phase will involve three other ministers. He said they were Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz […]
Covid-19 likely to be endemic, may require different approach
KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 is likely to become endemic as mentioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and thus a different approach may be required to tackle it, said the Prime Minister’s special advisor on public health, Tan Sri Dr Jemilah Mahmood. She said this would be so even if the country managed to bring down […]
Govt looking into easing restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals
PUTRAJAYA: The government is looking into easing restrictions for individuals who have completed their Covid-19 vaccination regime including allowing them to travel interstate, said National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said a technical committee comprising health and science experts set up under the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) is reviewing the […]
Covid-19 can become endemic in Malaysia
KUCHING: Covid-19 may become endemic in Malaysia, said Associate Professor Dr Helmy Hazmi of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. An endemic disease is regularly present or prevalent in a certain region. “The presence of infected people without symptoms can potentially make Covid-19 an endemic disease. In addition, just recently, airborne […]
