Infected prison inmates, staff to be isolated
MIRI: Inmates and staff of Miri Central Prison who are tested positive for Covid-19 will be placed at the Covid-19 Low-risk Treatment and Quarantine Centre (PKRC) which is established within the prison facility. This was disclosed by the minister in charge of the Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. “For […]
806 vaccination registrations via WhatsApp so far
MIRI: The Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has received 806 Covid-19 vaccination registrations via WhatsApp so far. Miri DDMC minister in charge, Datuk Lee Kim Shin, said Miri DDMC had included WhatsApp—a free messaging and video calling app—as one of the methods for registration besides the MySejahtera app, developed by the government. “The public […]
NGOs urged to join welfare task force
MIRI: Various non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in this district may join the newly formed welfare task force to help reach out for the needy who are struggling during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Minister in charge of the Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), Datuk Lee Kim Shin said that the task force aimed to coordinate NGOs’ […]
Errant factory in latest Covid-19 cluster ordered shut
MIRI: Datuk Lee Kim Shin has assured that all workers related to the Industri 121 Kuala Baram Covid-19 cluster are confined to their quarters. A plywood factory in Kuala Baram here, which failed to comply with movement control order (MCO) standard operating procedure (SOP), caused an outbreak, with over 100 testing positive. “All workers have […]
Abdul Aziz Miri new Resident
MIRI: Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusuf has been appointed as the new Miri Division Resident effective on July 1, replacing previous Mastapa Julaihi. Abdul Aziz, 59, a graduate in Master in International Business Finance and Marketing from the Oklahoma City University, United States (US), started his service in Miri since July 2008. He, who is also […]
Over 180k doses administered in Miri Division as of June 30
KUCHING: Covid-19 vaccine doses totalling 188,705 have been administered in Miri Division as of June 30, says the Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) minister in charge, Datuk Lee Kim Shin. “Progress has been smooth, with 62.45 per cent getting the first dose and 10.44 per cent, the second dose,” he said during a Zoom […]
Miri to step up vaccination process
MIRI: From today (June 26) onwards, the vaccination centre (PPV) at the National Youth Training Institute (IKBN) in the district here will start administering the Sinovac vaccines. Minister-in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin as the administration for the first dose of the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine, which started on June […]
Vaccine capacity to increase if needed
MIRI: Stadium Dato Lee Teck Fook, Riam Road Secondary School, now a vaccination centre, is expected to up its vaccine dose capacity to 2,000 per day if needed. Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin paid a visit to the new PPV on Thursday (June 24) after it was relocated from Miri Hospital. It would […]
Seven GP clinics approved as jab centre
MIRI: A total of seven new general practitioners (GP) clinics in this division have been designated as vaccination centres (PPVs), bringing the number of GP PPVs to 10 as of today. This was announced by Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin during a zoom meeting on Sunday with members of the Miri Division Disaster Management […]
Jab centre moves to Curtin University
MIRI: the vaccination centre at the Dato Permaisuri hall in Permyjaya moved to Curtin University Sarawak campus hall yesterday. Transport Minister and minister in charge of the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the vaccination centre at the university would operate tomorrow (June 20). He added 1,500 doses of Covid-19 […]
