Rep donates health aid to schools

SARIKEI: A total of 33 schools here received donations in the form of face masks, hand sanitisers and thermometers from Repok assemblyman Datuk Sri Huang Tiong Sii yesterday. The donation was presented by Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Sarikei Branch Youth and Women Section on behalf of Huang. Huang hoped that everyone would comply with […]

Three schools given protective items

BINTULU: Three primary schools in Jepak constituency received personal protective items such as face masks and hand sanitisers from its assemblyman  Datuk Talib Zulpilip yesterday. The schools are Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Setulan, SK Kuala Tatau and SK Jepak, with each receiving 500 face masks and 12 bottles of hand sanitiser from the Minister in the […]

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, […]

Samling donates health equipment to Lahad Datu Hospital

KUCHING: The Samling Group of Companies donated 60,000 surgical masks, 500 protective bodysuits, 15 thermometers, and 50 bottles of 500ml sanitisers to the Lahad Datu Hospital in Sabah yesterday. The handing over of the contributions was held at Lahad Datu Hospital by Samling’s representative Richard Ng to the hospital’s director Dr Ridwan Hashim. Local Chinese […]

Face shields for staff of Kuching Court

KUCHING: The frontline staff of Kuching Court has received 50 units of 3D printed face shields from Pustaka Negeri Sarawak and MiLUS Miniatures. The court assistant registrar Mosidi Husseini received the donation at the court complex yesterday. Pustaka Negeri Sarawak in a statement said the initiative taken was to provide the protective gear to the […]

State spends RM6.5 million for PPE

KUCHING: The state government has given RM6.5 million to the State Health Department. In revealing this, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the allocation is used to purchase additional personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical staff at the front of the Covid-19 pandemic fight. The PPE includes 50,000 units of […]

SGH receives protective medical apparel

KUCHING: The Federation of Chinese Associations in Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions yesterday handed over protective medical apparel worth RM25,000 to the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) here. The donation included 300 pairs of protective plastic shoes, 100 N95 surgical masks, and other protective medical apparel to be used by frontline medical staff to minimise the […]

Protective items for Sarawak police

KUCHING:  Sarawak police have received 400kg of personal protective items donated by the public, Coway Company and the Health Ministry (MOH).  Sarawak Air Force Team (PGU) commander assistant commissioner Alias Abd Wahab said it was the first time that a flight of logistics was transported by the Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft from Kuala Lumpur […]