88.8 pct of adult population fully vaxxed
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,786,568 individuals or 88.8 percent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of today (Oct 7), just 1.2 percentage points short of the targeted 90 percent. Based on the Ministry of Health data on the CovidNOW portal, 94.6 percent or 22,135,242 individuals of the […]
New Zealand flag carrier airline to introduce ‘no jab, no fly’ for international travellers
WELLINGTON: Air New Zealand is asking customers to get ready for international travel by getting vaccinated. From Feb 2022, the airline will require customers traveling anywhere on its international network to be fully vaccinated, Xinhua news agency reported. “We’re getting ready to reconnect with the world and letting customers know what they need to do […]
Senior citizen grateful to have received vaccine
BY MUHAMMAD AMMAR SHAFIQ HAMZAH KUCHING: Seventy-four-year-old Endot Airuddin is grateful that she was fully vaccinated against Covid-19 when she was found positive with the virus. “I was down only with mild symptoms,” she said, and after going through the experience, she advised those who have not registered for the vaccination to do so. She said […]
More than 20 million of adult population fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,053,472 individuals or 85.7 percent of the adult population in the country have completed their Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday (Sept 29). Based on the Health Ministry’s data on COVIDNOW, 22,017,043 individuals or 94.1 percent of the adults in the country have received at least one dose of the vaccine until yesterday. It also […]
Centenarian Bahrum Basar shares his secret to longevity
KUALA LUMPUR: Practising a healthy lifestyle such as exercising and keeping to a balanced diet from a young age is former teacher Bahrum Basar’s secret to continuing to be strong even though he has hit the century mark. Bahrum celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday (Sept 25). He still does the same daily routine of walking […]
Fully vaccinated adolescents by end of October
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is targeting to fully vaccinate adolescents in the state before the end of next month. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that as of Friday, a total of 75,162 people or 78 percent of teenagers aged 16 to 17 have been vaccinated. He added that for those aged […]
Abdul Karim supports Motac’s efforts on interstate tourism
KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has expressed support for the efforts of the federal Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture’s (Motac), which is looking into the possibility of allowing interstate tourism. “According to the federal Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri, this matter is being discussed […]
No more swab tests to enter the Bintulu for jabbed visitors
BINTULU: There is no longer any need for individuals who have been fully vaccinated to undergo the rT-PCR swab test if they want to enter the Bintulu Division starting today (Sept 18). Confirming the matter, Bintulu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) chairman Jack Aman Luat said his party had decided to follow the instructions issued […]
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 […]
Make sure all teachers fully vaccinated
KUCHING: The relevant authorities have been urged to ensure that all Malaysian teachers are fully vaccinated, as it was recently reported in the news that about 1,500 instructors had not been vaccinated, said Datuk Seri Doris Brodie. According to the Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Women chief, the measure is crucial because if teachers are not […]
