Five private medical institutions do vaccination
MIRI: Five private medical healthcare institutions in this division will be involved in the national inoculation programme to help accelerate the vaccination drive. These institutions will serve as vaccination centres, said minister in charge of the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) Datuk Lee Khim Shin on Monday (May 24). These private medical healthcare institutions […]
Body bags not of Covid-19 victims
MIRI: The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) has clarified as untrue claims that several pictures which went viral on social media showing healthcare workers carrying three body bags from separate locations in Miri as those of Covid-19 victims. The minister in charge of the committee, Datuk Lee Kim Shin said only one of the […]
Spot check on malls, supermarkets
MIRI: Minister-in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin conducted a spot check on shopping malls and supermarkets in Riam and Taman Tunku. This is to ensure that they are complying with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set up to combat the spread of Covid-19. During the visit on Sunday (May […]
Crime prevention patrol teams to report social gatherings
MIRI: In the light of the deteriorating Covid-19 situation here, Miri City Council (MCC) will mobilise the crime prevention patrol teams (Pasukan Rondaan) set up by its Neighbourhood Committees to report any social gatherings in residential areas to the authorities such as the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) for possible actions such as the […]
Samling presents biosafety cabinet to Miri Hospital
MIRI: Samling Resources Sdn Bhd donated another biosafety cabinet to Miri Hospital to increase the capacity for the extraction process of Covid-19 samples from 600 to 1,000 samples per day. The handing over ceremony was held at Miri Hospital on Monday (May 17), with Miri Hospital director Dr Jack Wong receiving the donation on behalf […]
Miri clusters originate from social events, institution settings
MIRI: Minister in charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (MDDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Sunday (May 16) revealed that many large Miri Covid-19 clusters originated from social events and institution settings where groups of people gathered and removed their masks for some reasons. “Some, despite being symptomatic, still attended the gatherings,” he said. […]
SOPs to ensure public safety
MIRI: Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin has reiterated that the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) is not to make people’s life difficult, but to ensure their safety against the pandemic. “The SOPs is not to make life difficult, but instead ensuring the community’s safety from the pandemic … If everyone observes the SOPs, we […]
Control posts to detect bushfires
MIRI: Three control posts have been set up by the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to detect early bushfires within peat soil areas covering Kuala Baram, Senadin, Tudan and Permyjaya. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also minister-in-charge of the Miri DDMC, said the control posts, which are manned by People’s Volunteer […]
Vaccination kicks off in Miri on April 23 to 29
MIRI: Phase Two of Covid-19 Immunisation programme for this division will kick off on April 23 until 29, focusing on the elderly and vulnerable groups. A total 3,510 vaccines will be administered during the programme, said Minister of Transport Sarawak Datuk Lee Kim Shin in a statement on Monday (April 19). “We targeted those aged […]
Miri schools to close temporarily
MIRI: The Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) today (April 18) decided that schools in the district should be temporary closed for 14 days to curb the spread of the virus in schools. “All schools in the district will revert to home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) and the situation will be reviewed once the 14-day […]
