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Register now for vaccination: Lee

MIRI: Members of the public who have not yet registered for the Covid-19 vaccination are urged to do so immediately via the MySejahtera application. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also in charge of the Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Miri, issued the reminder during his visit to the Miri National Youth Skills […]

SOPs that workers, customers and employers should follow

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KUCHING: Everyone, regardless whether they are employees, suppliers or customers, will have to put on face masks – and wear them properly – as recommended by the Ministry of Health (MoH). According to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) released by National Security Council (NSC) last night (May 31), it is mandatory for employers to make […]

RM70 mln not just for developing website

PUTRAJAYA: The RM70 million allocation was not solely for the development of the Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV) website, but also for the management of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, said minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Khairy, who is the coordinating minister for the immunisation programme, explained that the RM70 million was the maximum amount agreed by […]

Strict monitoring of Unimas staff

KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) will increase monitoring operations at each ‘Pusat Tanggungjawab’ (PTj) to ensure that all the employees adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Unimas registrar Azlan Ramli said every employee need to check-in through the MySejahtera and Unimas Now apps. “Unimas will also continue to restrict staff movement by conducting daily body […]

Reminders fall on deaf ears

MIRI: Despite the announcement of stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the conditional movement control order (CMCO), people can still be seen moving around freely and thronging shopping malls here. Based on a brief observation by New Sarawak Tribune today (May25), security personnel were posted to mall entrances to conduct health screenings on every visitor. […]

Miri registers over 61 percent eligible recipients

KUCHING: Miri Division has a registered 61.4 percent of its residents for the Covid-19 vaccination using the MySejahtera application. This equates to 158,963 people aged 18 and above in the division who have registered for the ongoing vaccination programme. Minister in-charge of Miri division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), Datuk Lee Kim Shin said it was […]

Use MySejahtera app

KUCHING: Those who are sending children to taska (childcare centres) or early childhood education institutions are reminded to use the MySejahtera app’s check-in feature at the premises as required under the enhanced conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs). Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said […]

Own system to address complicated cases

KUCHING: The Sarawak government will come up with its own system to address complicated issues pertaining to eligibility of Covid-19 vaccine recipients. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah explained that eligible recipients for Covid-19 vaccines and their appointments would be notified through the MySejahtera app. “However, we encountered a number of problems whereby there […]

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 […]

Sibu to lead in second phase of vaccination

KUCHING: Sibu division will take the lead in implementing the second phase of the vaccination programme in Sarawak beginning this Monday. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said after Sibu, all the divisions throughout the state will follow through with the programme. “The recipients have been and will be informed […]