Sufficient vaccine supply needed for early vaccination
KUCHING: Sufficient supply of cost-effective Covid-19 vaccine is as important as arrangements for early vaccination programmes, said Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) publicity secretary Arthur Wong. “This should be the priority and not the proposed Sarawak-Kalimantan border wall which will take more than 10 years to build and it has nothing to do in containing the […]
Traumatising time but survivor counts blessings
KUCHING: Former Covid-19 patient, Zainon Zaini, admits that she is still traumatised even though she and her children have been free from the deadly virus for a year. Recalling, the mother of two said until now the Health Department had yet to find the cause of their infection. “On March 29 last year, the three […]
Malaysia burdened by spike in clusters
BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from Jan 23 up to noon yesterday. In Malaysia, case numbers are nearing 200,000 and globally, the virus has infected more than 102 million people and caused over 2.2 million deaths. More than 216 countries and territories are affected […]
Aggressive community policing executed in Miri
MIRI: The Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) is currently mobilising community policing more aggressively in all districts within Miri Division, said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. The minister-in-charge of Miri DDMC stressed that all parties should play their respective roles in this regard during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) in order to […]
Mayor praises SDMC
KUCHING: Sarawak has managed the Covid-19 pandemic well under the state Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), thanks to constant vigilance and hard work. Kuching South City Council (MBKS) mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng gave the SDMC a pat on the back in his speech released today in conjunction with SDMC’s anniversary on Wednesday. The anniversary, he […]
Don’t make emergency an issue
BY NOR FARIZA MOHD RAZHI & N,SEVAGAMY The emergency proclaimed by the King to arrest the Covid-19 pandemic in the country should not be made an issue because Malaysia is not the only country that has declared it, said legal expert Datuk Mohd Haaziq Pillay Abdullah. He said countries such as New Zealand, Japan, Australia, France, Finland and […]
Reveal Covid-19 exposed premises
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) agrees that locations and premises exposed to positive Covid-19 cases are revealed to create greater public awareness. “This initiative will help to increase awareness. Hence, this may lead to higher number of case detection due to members of the public coming forward to get tested after learning that they have […]
SDMC – One year on and fighting
KUCHING: Today marked the first anniversary of the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) operation in combating Covid-19 pandemic. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas thanked numerous parties for their cooperation and efforts in the battle against the pandemic. “Firstly, we want to thank Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg for all his […]
Social responsibility key in stopping cases
KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has appealed to companies to cooperate by voluntarily locking down and testing all their employees if they have confirmed cases. This part of the employers’ role as corporate citizens, he pointed out. In particular, he called upon large companies, especially those in the oil and gas sector, […]
Individuals with symptoms advised to stay at home
KUCHING: State Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing has urged individuals showing signs of Covid-19 symptoms to stay at home to prevent the spread of the infection. “I would like to urge any individual, who has already shown signs of Covid-19 symptoms such as sore throat, loss of sense of taste and smell, but did […]
