Light at the end of the tunnel soon?

One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life. – Chinese proverb Some non-Sarawakians flying into the state through Miri Airport had opted to take the next available flight out because they refused to undergo the mandatory quarantine as ordered by the State Disaster Management Committee […]

Prepare to secure enough vaccine, says philanthropist

KUCHING: A local philanthropist has suggested that Malaysia follow the footsteps of major nations in making necessary arrangements with various major drug manufacturers to secure enough vaccine to protect its people against Covid-19. “Do we have to be at the end of the global queue for the vaccine to fight the deadly pathogen? The national […]

Unicef rings alarm over lack of life-saving vaccines for children

NEW YORK: Unicef on Friday warned that millions of children are in danger of missing life-saving vaccines against measles, diphtheria and polio due to disruptions in immunisation services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Xinhua news agency reported. Most countries had suspended mass polio immunisation campaigns and 25 countries had postponed mass measles immunisation campaigns, said […]

Without vaccines, fight against Covid-19 continues

KUALA LUMPUR: For the past two weeks, the consistent decline in Covid-19 positive cases has given people the confidence that the country’s efforts to break the chain of the virus infection have shown positive signs. These developments clearly show that healthcare workers and law enforcement personnel have performed their duties well but that goal will not be fully achieved […]