Covid vaccination a must to obtain, renew business licences with SMC
SIBU: The Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) agrees with the Sibu Municipal Council’s (SMC) decision to state Covid-19 vaccination as one of the conditions for the renewal or new application of business licences at the council’s markets or hawker centres. SDDMC coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said the move would not only protect traders but […]
Mobile vaccination centre until this weekend
SIBU: The mobile vaccination centre located behind the Rejang Medical Centre (RMC) here will be in service until this weekend. Member of the Sibu District Disaster Management Committee (SSDMC), Senator Robert Lau revealed this after he monitored the vaccination process at the mobile unit on Monday. “We decided to extend the service to give more […]
Don’t give up easily
SIBU: Coordinator of the Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC), Dr Annuar Rapaee, on Sunday said he did not encourage the white flag movement. He pointed out that it was not part of the Sarawak culture and that the white flag represented weaknesses. “Raising the white flag indicates surrendering to the crisis. We must endure […]
Declining cases in Sibu brings sense of relief
SIBU: The declining number of positive Covid-19 cases in Sibu has brought a sense of relief to Dr Annuar Rapaee, Coordinator of the Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC). He noted that Sibu district was registering large decline in positive cases over the past three months, with only 33 cases last Saturday. According to him, […]
Centre to inoculate 14,000 industrial workers
KUCHING: A total of 14,000 industrial workers will benefit from the industrial vaccination centre at the University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS) Sibu, said Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator, Dr Annuar Rapaee. Dr Annuar, who is also the Assistant Minister of Education, Science and Technology Research, said the vaccination centre was also targeting […]
‘Inject first, register later’ approach very helpful
SIBU: The ‘Inject first, register later’ approach recommended by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is very helpful to rural residents who face internet coverage problems, said Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. He pointed this out when monitoring the vaccination process at the mobile vaccination centre at the […]
Expected spike in Sibu cases this week
SIBU: The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) anticipates an increase in positive Covid-19 cases in Sibu beginning this week. Its coordinator, Dr Annuar Rapaee, stated this during a live feed of the update of the Sibu district daily Covid-19 cases on Saturday night. He said the community’s failure to follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) […]
Sibu hopes for herd immunity by August
SIBU: The Sibu Division Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) has a rollout plan for its vaccination programme, said Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said that the plan aimed to vaccinate up to 70 percent or 190,000 residents by the end of August in order to obtain herd immunity. The […]
Issue of vaccine brand should not arise in pandemic times
KUCHING: The question of which Covid-19 vaccine brand is better should not even be posed especially when the country is facing a tough situation to curb the pandemic, according to a government official. Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said instead of debating over the brand, all parties should take advantage […]
Over 600 samples from Rejang Park Zone ACD
SIBU: 635 Covid-19 smear samples were collected from active case detection (ACD) in the Rejang Park Zone on Sunday (May 2), according to Sarawak Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing. When contacted on Monday (May 3), he said 392 samples collected from ACD in Taman Tasik Permai last Saturday had yet to be tested. He […]
