We must accept the new normal
KUCHING: During this Gawai Dayak, we should continue to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to combat Covid-19 as this is the new normal that everyone must accept, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. Awang Tengah noted that it is our collective responsibility to follow all government regulations and SOPs in […]
Beating Covid-19 through vaccination
KUCHING: The Sarawak government wants to win the war against Covid-19 through vaccination. To this end, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas stressed that every Sarawakian aged 18 and above needed to be vaccinated. The Deputy Chief Minister said the Covid-19 immunisation programme was being carried out statewide, with 279 vaccination centres having been set up. […]
Smooth vaccination process
MIRI: The vaccination process at Eastwood Valley’s hall on Sunday morning (May 30) went smoothly, with 600 vaccinees — most of them senior citizens — turning up for their second dose appointments. Also present to monitor the vaccination process were Assistant Minister of Tourism, Arts And Culture Datuk Sebastian Ting and Miri mayor Adam Yii. […]
Malaysia to see 6.0-7.5 PCT GDP if Covid-19 contained
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia can achieve its 2021 its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of between 6.0 and 7.5 per cent if the Covid-19 health crisis can be stabilised after the eventual lifting the movement control order (MCO 3.0). Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the availability of vaccines […]
Rep pleased with smooth vaccination process
SIBU: The vaccination programme at the Sibu Indoor Stadium vaccination centre under Phase Two of the third round of the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme went off without a hitch on Tuesday (May 18). Dr Annuar Rapaee, Coordinator of the Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee, was relieved that the programme proceeded smoothly. The Assistant Minister of […]
7,000 expected to receive jab
SIBU: The vaccine is expected to be administered to around 7,000 residents in this district during the third phase of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, which begins Tuesday (May 18) until May 29. Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said this during a visit to the vaccination centre at the Sibu Indoor […]
Promote vaccination to traders
SIBU: More than a quarter of the traders at Pasar Minggu Sibu in Taman Indah, Teku here have not registered for Covid-19 vaccination programme yet. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh discovered this when he visited the market on Sunday. “From our survey at this market, many traders do not want to […]
Increase Covid-19 testing, vaccination
KUCHING: The government is urged to significantly increase the Covid-19 testing and vaccination rate which has dropped over the Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive holiday. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii noted there was a huge drop in nationwide testing on the first day of Raya from 87,458 (May 12) to 83,974 on the first day […]
Haziq died of complications arising from clogged heart blood vessels
KUALA LUMPUR: National archer Haziq Kamaruddin died of complications arising from clogged heart blood vessels due to coronary artery atherosclerosis yesterday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). Forensic Medical Services head Datuk Dr Zahari Noor said so far there was no evidence to show that the 27-year-old Olympian’s death was linked to Covid-19 vaccination. “The […]
Two new rabies-infected areas in Sarawak
KUCHING: Two new areas have been declared rabies-infected by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee. Chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the 68th and 69th location — Pedaan, Baram in Telang Usan, Miri, and Tatau bazaar, Bintulu, respectively — were in the 10km radius of where two stray dogs were caught and their test results […]
