Not wise to take Omicron lightly
KUCHING: Here’s something to reflect on. Yes, the Omicron variant of Covid-19 causes milder symptoms but only if you are vaccinated. Senior consultant paediatrician of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Dr Ooi Mong How said people who have been vaccinated, boosted and with no health problems would experience milder symptoms should they be infected by Omicron. […]
36 Omicron COVID-19 variants detected
KUCHING: Another 36 Omicron COVID-19 variant cases have been detected in Kuching, Samarahan, Sibu and Kapit divisions this month. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (UNIMAS) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) director Prof Dr David Perera in his report covering December 2021 to January 11, 2022 to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas […]
Prepare for Omicron surge now, says MP
KUCHING: The country needs to prepare for an Omicron surge quickly instead of waiting for the medical system to collapse first in view of the emergence of the Covid-19 variant. Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, in giving the advice, questioned whether Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin had a clear strategy to meet a […]
Omicron variant: Necessary to understand health info for smooth daily life
KUCHING: Considering the emergence of the Covid-19 Omicron variant it is important for people to understand some essential health information so that they could go about their daily lives with as little disruption as possible, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. Commenting on reports that seven local Omicron cases had been […]
Omicron variant: Beefed-up healthcare, monitoring, steady jabs needed
KUCHING: The federal government has been asked to increase the country’s public healthcare and genomic surveillance capacity and ramp up Covid-19 vaccination exponentially to deal with the Omicron threat. This, according to Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii, is to prevent any uncontrollable surge that could overwhelm the country’s health system and cause deaths. “Based […]
Essential to understand health info, says Dr Sim
KUCHING: It is important for people to understand some essential health information to be able to manage and go about their daily lives with as little disruption as possible with the emergence of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. Commenting on reports that seven local Omicron cases […]
RTK-Antigen, rT-PCR tests effective in detecting Omicron variant
SHAH ALAM: The RTK-Antigen and rT-PCR tests to detect Covid-19 infection are effective in detecting the Omicron variant of the virus, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said he was informed of this by experts from the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) but tests were still being conducted to know more about this variant. “The rT-PCR […]
