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No reports of unvaccinated staff, workers in shopping malls

KUCHING: There have been no reported cases of workers and staff at shopping malls in the city refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19. Shopping mall operators have reportedly played their roles to encourage all their staff and workers to be inoculated. According to Vivacity Megamall human resource director, Geraldine Lau, all of the mall’s staff […]

Mall’s staff grateful to be vaccinated

KUCHING: Staff members of Vivacity Megamall’s tenants are relieved and glad to receive their Covid-19 vaccine at the mall’s industrial vaccination centre (PPV). The industrial PPV at Vivacity Megamall aims to vaccinate more than 2,000 management and tenant staff members of the mall, with the programme spanning four days this weekend. This initiative is carried […]

CM lauds operations at industrial PPVs

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg visited several industrial vaccination centres (PPVs) today (June 25) to observe their operations, including two major shopping malls here – The Spring Shopping Mall and Vivacity Megamall. The visit was in support of the malls’ efforts to accelerate the state’s Covid-19 vaccination programme towards achieving herd […]

Reminders fall on deaf ears

MIRI: Despite the announcement of stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs) under the conditional movement control order (CMCO), people can still be seen moving around freely and thronging shopping malls here. Based on a brief observation by New Sarawak Tribune today (May25), security personnel were posted to mall entrances to conduct health screenings on every visitor. […]

Business much better now compared to last year

KUCHING: Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, and Aidilfitri celebration restrictions, many shoppers are still flooding the shopping malls here.  Businesses like Syarikat Naazimudin that specialises in traditional Malay clothing, ranging from baju kurung, baju Melayu and jubah to songket and songkok, are benefitting from the continuous stream. Nur Farhana, 24, a sales assistant at Syarikat Naazimudin’s […]

HIDE able to identify potential Covid-19 hotspots despite blindspots in system

PUTRAJAYA: The Hotspots Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system is able to identify shopping malls which are potential Covid-19 hotspots despite ‘blindspots’ in the system. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the blindspot occurs when visitors fail to scan the MySejahtera QR code, though most business premises have been registered in the […]