Interstate travel allowed from tomorrow for fully vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 can travel freely to almost everywhere in the country from tomorrow. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the lifting of the ban on interstate travel today in a special media conference aired live on television and via social media platforms. The lifting of the prohibition does […]
Six more airlines implement IATA Travel Pass
KUALA LUMPUR: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that Etihad Airways, Jazeera Airways, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways and Royal Jordanian will implement the IATA Travel Pass app in a phased rollout across the airlines’ networks. In a statement, IATA said these six airlines joined Emirates Airline as implementation pioneers of this mobile app […]
Less than 1pct of teachers in Sarawak yet to be vaccinated
KUCHING: Less than one per cent of teachers in Sarawak have yet to be vaccinated, says Dr Norisah Suhaili. The Sarawak Education director added that among the reasons for this were due to health conditions and other factors. “Out of approximately 39,000 teachers in the state, less than 100 individuals or one per cent have […]
Students happy to receive jab
By Petronella Felix & Aisyah Suhiri MIRI: Students expressed gratitude and relief after receiving their Covid-19 vaccination jab at the Curtin University Hall vaccination centre (PPV) here yesterday (Sept 26). The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) for teenagers aged 12 to 15 in Miri will be ongoing until Sept 29, involving students from 18 […]
Sarawak to accelerate vaccination of adolescents
KUCHING: Sarawak will accelerate the vaccination of adolescents in the state as one of its Covid-19 pandemic strategies. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said thus far the state has already achieved a fairly good coverage on vaccinating its adolescents and assured that the vaccination process would continue to be enhanced. “About 78 percent of Sarawak’s adolescents […]
Theme parks may re-open to public in November
IPOH: Theme parks nationwide will be allowed to open after the country’s vaccination rate among its adult population has reached 90 percent, scheduled end of November, said Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Santhara Kumar. He said it would also be subject to the approval by the National Security Council Health Ministry […]
Time for economic sectors to reopen
KUCHING: If hospitals are not overwhelmed and the healthcare system can cope with low admission rates, it is time for the government to ease the lockdown to allow more economic activities to operate so that more livelihoods can be saved, said Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. Sim, who is Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association […]
Defence ministry to facilitate smooth reopening of schools
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry will provide assistance and work together with the Education Ministry to ensure that the reopening of schools in stages from Oct 3 will go smoothly. Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said the cooperation involved the preparation of classrooms in addition to ensuring a smooth vaccination process for […]
Gov’t has decided not to proceed with Protek
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided not to proceed with Program Vaksinasi Tenaga Kerja Nasional (Protek), the Covid-19 vaccination programme for private companies, the Dewan Rakyat was told today. Human Resource Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said the decision followed the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) allowing employees to get their vaccine jabs […]
Expedite vaccination for adolescents
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) have been urged to expedite the Covid-19 vaccination process for adolescent children. In making this call, Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said that while he is glad that vaccination among adolescents has started in Sarawak, it has to be expedited in order […]
