Business premises’ jab compliance almost 100 pct
SIBU: Almost 100 percent of traders and employees at business premises in Sibu have obtained at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, said Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. He said this while conducting a survey and reaching out to the business community around Sibu in Jalan Sanyan today. He was […]
Aggressive vaccine programme showing results
SIBU: The aggressively implemented vaccination process in this district is seen to be able to reduce the number of Covid-19 positive cases recently. Sibu District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said for the first time in six months (after the Pasai Cluster), the district only recorded one red zone, namely the Tiong […]
Almari Sedekah to help the needy
SIBU: Nangka assemblyman Dr Annuar Rapaee will collaborate with surau and mosques in his constituency to create an initiative called ‘Almari Sedekah’ to help those in need. He said the initiative, which will start tomorrow (Saturday), is to give the community the opportunity to donate daily necessities to help the needy. “For a start, two […]
5,000 doses a day a possibility
SIBU: Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee believes that Sibu District is able to administer 5,000 doses of vaccine daily, beginning July. According to him, this would see more residents vaccinated in an effort to reach the targeted 70 per cent or 232,528 residents vaccinated by the end of August to […]
Vaccination for all, stresses Nangka assemblyman
KUCHING: Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee has rubbished claims that the five-day vaccination programme at the Sibu Muslim Welfare Trust Board Hall vaccination centre (PPV), which ended on Sunday (June 27), was only meant for Nangka constituents. “The vaccination programme involved many people from Sibu and their names were submitted […]
50 percent vaccinated in Sibu
SIBU: A total of 116,661 or 50 percent of the total local population of 232,528 here have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. This was said by Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee when met by the media while observing the vaccination process on committee members of houses […]
More than 2,000 in Nangka jabbed
SIBU: A total of 2,020 longhouse residents in the Nangka constituency have received their first dose of the vaccine. According to Sibu District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee, the number represents 89.7 percent of the longhouse population from 31 longhouses in his constituency. “In just four days, the mobile vaccination centre has […]
Some 150 teachers in Sibu refuse vaccination
SIBU: More than 150 teachers in Sibu refuse to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, said Education, Science and Technology Research Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee. Speaking on a livestream of the Sibu District Covid-19 update on Saturday (June 19), Dr Annuar who is also Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator said such action should not […]
19,345 people complete two doses of vaccine
SIBU: As many as 19,345 people in the district here have completed two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as of June 13. Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee added that 24,444 people had received their first dose. He said that several measures would be taken to further intensify the immunisation programme […]
Over 19k new vaccine doses arrive
SIBU: Sibu today received a total of 19,040 new doses of vaccines, said Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee. With the arrival of the vaccines, he said it will enable more Sibu residents to be vaccinated in an effort to reach the target of 70 percent or 232,528 residents being inoculated […]
