Immunisation at Sibu Indoor Stadium only for one day
KUCHING: Sarawak Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing has clarified that phase two of the state’s Covid-19 immunisation programme using the Sinovac vaccine at the Sibu Indoor Stadium is for one day only, which was on Monday. It was reported earlier that the second day of the programme at the vaccination centre at Sibu […]
Preparations ongoing for next phases
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is now making preparations, including setting up mass vaccination centres, to vaccinate more Sarawakians in the coming phases. State Health Department director Dr Chin Zin Hing said the next phase involved vaccinating eligible high-risk groups and rural population, and this required proper planning while taking into account logistic […]
Pandemic claims another two lives
BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI & TANIA LAM KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 deaths – both in Sibu involving high-risk age group today. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement said the new death cases had pushed the total death in Sarawak due to Covid-19 to 78. “The 77th fatality is Case 7,675 […]
Include foreign workers in high-risk group
KUALA LUMPUR: Host countries of migrant workers should consider ways to vaccinate foreign workers against Covid-19, said the World Health Organisation (WHO). Coordinator for Essential Medicines and Health Technologies at the WHO Western Pacific Region, Dr Socorro Escalante said while WHO has listed groups to be given priority for vaccination, namely healthcare workers, the elderly, those with underlying […]
Children allowed at public places but…
PUTRAJAYA: Children are allowed at public places, including shopping centres and restaurants but all precautions must be taken to protect them during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said parents or guardians would not be punished for bringing along children to public places as there are no penalties […]
