Allow us to procure vaccines from whoever we want
KUCHING: A deputy chief minister is dissatisfied with the speed of vaccines rolled out by the Health Ministry (MOH) to Sarawakians and has appealed to Putrajaya not to restrict the state government or big companies from procuring the vaccines from any international sources. “The speed of rolling out vaccines to Sarawak is not what the […]
More Pfizer vaccines for Sarawak
KUCHING: The latest air shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines for Sarawak arrived here yesterday (May 12). Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this was the 12th shipment since the beginning of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) at the end of February. “Looking forward to working closely with the Health […]
Stay calm to combat covid together
KUALA LUMPUR: Today, Wednesday which is equivalent to 30 Ramadan 1442 Hijrah signifies the end of the holy month after Muslims have performed one month of fasting and will be celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri tomorrow (Thursday). The day of victory is traditionally celebrated with the family and relatives in the village, which will become memories […]
MOH assures immediate treatment if blood clots occur
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) will constantly monitor the incidence of blood clots with the administration of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and gives an assurance of immediate treatment in the event of such an incident occurring, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. “The occurrence of blood clots is very rare, and the administration […]
MOH recruits 8,302 contract healthcare workers to combat Covid-19
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has obtained approval from the Ministry of Finance to recruit 8,302 contract healthcare workers, through an initiative to optimise the use of human resources to address the Covid-19 pandemic in the country. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said that the contract healthcare workers hired as of April […]
Public urged to go for ACD
SIBU: The public here have been urged to cooperate with authorities in Covid-19 active case detection (ACD) programme. “To the people of Sibu, let’s not be afraid. The more people who come forward to undergo tests, the better our chances of dealing with the spread,” said Michael Tiang, a political secretary to the Chief Minister, […]
Smokehouse closed after staff tested positive
KUCHING: A smokehouse known as Rumah Asap Tabuan Dayak (RATD) in the city was closed after one of its staff tested positive for Covid-19. It is closed from May 2 until further notice as instructed by the Ministry of Health (MOH). “One of our staff tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from her village,” RATD […]
MOH to resort to field hospitals
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) is in talks with the Defence Ministry on the setting up of field hospitals in Kelantan and Sarawak, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said there was a need to set up the field hospitals to accommodate non-Covid-19 related cases so that the burden of the […]
MOH wants symptomatic teachers, students to be exempted from attending school
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) has suggested that a circular be issued to allow symptomatic teachers and students to skip school to curb the spread of Covid-19. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said MOH submitted this proposal to Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali and Senior Education Minister Datuk […]
Govt assures parliament will convene when the time comes
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has given assurance that the parliament will be called to convene when the right time comes either before or after the Covid-19 emergency ends, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan. However, he said the government will, first and foremost, seek the advice of the […]
