Association buys PPE for frontliners
KUCHING: Sarawak Dayak Graduates Association (SDGA) has successfully raised approximately RM10,000 to buy personal protection equipment (PPE) for Covid-19 frontliners. The money, collected from members and the public in two phases, was also spent on basic food supplies for urban poor folk in Miri and Sibu. “In this time of crisis, our community has proven […]
China sends more PPE for Sarawak frontliners
KUCHING: Another shipment of personal protection equipment (PPE) arrived here early this morning to boost Sarawak’s preparation against any new wave of Covid-19 outbreak in the state. Sarawak Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the 56 metric tonnes of PPE arrived at the airport here at about 3am today via a chartered […]
MRC appeals for funding campaign
KUCHING: The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Sarawak state would like to appeal to the public for a crowd funding campaign in conjunction with the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day (WRCD). The funds will be used for various purposes such as disaster response, social and welfare assistance for the needy, and disaster response capacity […]
Dept members sew PPE for SGH frontliners
KUCHING: Six hundred and forty-six sets of personal protection equipment (PPE) have been sewn by members of the State Women and Family Department’s sewing class for medical frontliners combating Covid-19. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the completed PPE consisted of isolation gowns, hoods and boot covers, […]
Resting areas for SGH frontliners
KUCHING: The Sarawak government continues to provide resting areas for the medical frontliners at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) during the movement control order (MCO) period. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women and Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the the resting areas were needed as the frontliners, especially those treating Covid-19 patients, […]
PPE for frontliners at Miri Hospital
MIRI: Frontliners at Miri Hospital yesterday received Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from various organisations. Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Datuk Sebastian Ting presented 1,245 isolation gowns, 610 shoe covers, 800 hood covers and 230 head covers to the hospital. On behalf of the Miri people, Ting and his team members thanked Fibertex Personal […]
Soppoa donates RM20,000 to health workers
SIBU: The Sarawak Oil Palm Plantation Owners Association (Soppoa) has donated RM20,000 to help buy personal protection equipment (PPE) for frontline health workers in Sarawak. The donation was channelled through the Sarawak Covid-19 3D Printers Union, which operates in Kuching, Bintulu and Miri and here. In a media statement issued yesterday, Soppoa said the union […]
Samling donates PPE to Tawau Hospital
KUCHING: The Samling Group of Companies has donated 80,000 surgical masks, 1,000 protective bodysuits, 50 thermometers and 50 bottles of 500ml disinfectants to Tawau Hospital in Sabah to help combat the spread of Covid-19. The medical items were presented by the company’s representative Richard Ng to Tawau Hospital director Dr Norlimah Arsad and witnessed by […]
Dispose of your PPE properly
By Daryll Law & Natasha Jee KUCHING: Worn as safety precautions against Covid-19 pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE) may keep humans safe. But improper disposal of the PPE may pose a potential public health hazard to others and harm the environment. Protective gear such as masks, disinfectant wipes and latex gloves are increasingly becoming part […]
Face masks, gloves everywhere
by Mohd Alif Noni & Ramidi Subari KUCHING: Millions of face masks, gloves and other personal protection equipment (PPE) have been issued for free to the people. When these were being distributed out, the people were told on the need to have these properly disposed of because the Covid-19 virus might get trapped there. But […]
