61 longhouse residents undergo screening
DEBAK: A total of 61 residents of Rumah Daniel Ranti at Menyalin Baru here had undergone Covid-19 screening on Friday (Mar 12). Sanitisation work was also carried out immediately in addition to the movement restriction order enforced until March 25. The Betong Division Social Welfare Department also came forward to deliver food aid to the […]
Allergy, medical history of individuals will be screened prior to receiving vaccine
PUTRAJAYA: Allergy and medical history of individuals will be screened for suitability prior to receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. “Those who are not suitable for receiving the vaccine, will not be given the jab,” he told a press conference after launching the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Handbook today. Muhyiddin […]
Go for urgent screening, funeral attendees told
MUKAH: Individuals who have attended a funeral in Kampung Kekan Seberang, Dalat near here on Jan 5 and are having symptoms such as fever, coughing, flu and difficulty in breathing are urged to go for Covid-19 screening immediately. Mukah Divisional Health Department in its message via a pamphlet dated Jan 20, 2021, seeks the cooperation […]
Construction workers test negative for Covid-19
By Voon Yih Boon KUCHING: A total of 271 construction workers, including the 27 illegal immigrants from the construction site at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), tested negative for Covid-19. Recently, a multi-agency Covid-19 operations was carried out at several construction sites within the vicinity of the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) after two positive cases of […]
All traders under MBKS screened
KUCHING: All traders at the three markets under Kuching City South Council (MBKS) have taken their Covid-19 tests since last Wednesday. The three markets involved are Sungai Apong Market, Petanak Market and Kenyalang Market. This was said by MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng in reply to a query during a live session conducted on […]
Three new cases recorded: DG
PUTRAJAYA: Three new Covid-19 cases were reported yesterday, comprising one imported case and two cases of local transmission. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brings the cumulative figure of cases to 8,737, with only 77 active cases with infectivity. Elaborating, he said the two local transmission cases involved foreign nationals, one of […]
Students told to come for screening
MUKAH: Students of public and private institutions of higher learning in this division (Mukah, Dalat, Matu, Daro and Tanjung Manis districts) who have returned home but not yet undergone Covid-19 screening are requested to contact the operations room at the Resident Office here. Mukah Division Disaster Management Committee in a statement today announced that the […]
Returning students told to go for screening
KUCHING: All students from local public and private institutions of higher learning (IPTA, IPTS) who have returned to their respective homes, but are yet to be screened, have to report to the respective divisional Resident’s Office to undergo health screening. “This is necessary so that we can identify the health status of the students,” said […]
Temperatures go haywire due to faulty thermometer
KUALA LUMPUR: What with the new norm having become a part of life since the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) and now the conditional MCO since March, one cannot step into most premises without having one’s body temperature recorded. But the question is, is the thermometer indicating the correct temperature? Not all the […]
How safe is food delivery services?
KUALA LUMPUR: Since movement control order (MCO) came into force on March 18, there has been an increasing trend of online purchasing as it is considered as the safest way to shop amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Those working with online shopping platforms, be it as food riders or personal shoppers have now become ‘key workers’ during this period. Due to […]
