MySejahtera app powerful tool in Covid-19 fight
KUCHING: A medical expert has highlighted the significant benefits of the MySejahtera app, emphasising its role in enhancing user access to healthcare information and streamlining the reporting process during the Covid-19 pandemic. Associate Professor Dr Helmy Hazmi of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (Unimas) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences lauded the utilisation of the MySejahtera, saying […]
Mask up as preventive measure
KUCHING: Following a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the nation, it can be seen that many have started using face masks to prevent themselves from being infected by the virus. In fact, some have also reinstalled the MySejahtera application to get updates on the development of the virus around them. As such, […]
Organ donation registration via MySejahtera from Sep 6
KUALA LUMPUR: Registration of organ donation can be made through the MySejahtera application from Sept 6, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said this was following the very low rate of organ donation in this country where Malaysia is among the 10 countries with the lowest transplant rate in the world for 2021 at only […]
Tourism ministry welcomes abolishment of traveller’s card requirement
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture has welcomed the recent move by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to abolish the filling up of the traveller’s card in the MySejahtera app for people entering Malaysia. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the abolishment of the requirement, effective Aug 1, would see more tourist arrivals. […]
Second booster dose booking opens
KUCHING: Only 23,397 of the eligible population in Sarawak have received their second COVID-19 booster dose as of last July 23. According to the Ministry of Health’s COVIDNOW website, the figure equals 0.8 per cent of the total population in the state. For that matter as of July 23, a total of 1,577,067 or 55.8 […]
MP sceptical about guarantee
SIBU: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing questioned the security of personal data and information collected by the MySejahtera application. In a statement yesterday, he said, earlier Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar had repeatedly assured that personal data and information collected by the application would be protected and only used for the purpose […]
Police issue RM92,000 worth of compounds
KUCHING: Ninety-two compounds worth RM92,000 were issued by the police compliance monitoring team. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said in the statement today, most offences committed from Feb 25 to March 3 pertained to failure to limit the number of people at a premises and failure to register using the MySejahtera application. The […]
Failure to register main SOP violation
KUCHING: Failure to register via the MySejahtera application when entering a premises, remained the most common standard operating procedure (SOP) violation last week. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said 64 compound notices were issued by the district’s SOP Compliance team from Feb 18 to 24. Of the figure, 40 men and 16 women were issued […]
Temperature checks not beneficial
KUCHING: Temperature checks and physical record books are no longer relevant to detect infected individuals. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) recently announced a new COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) by the federal government to scrap temperature checks and check-in record books at premises. However, it is still a compulsory for visitors to check in […]
Maintain manual registration, govt urged
SIBU: The practice of manual registration when entering any premises must be maintained, especially for senior citizens. Sibu Coffee Shop and Restaurant Owners Association chairman Tong Ing Kok said although he understood the rationale for abolishing the standard operating procedures (SOPs), the decision should not be apply to all ages. “The government should consider senior […]
