9,938 teachers, caregivers of childcare centres vaccinated
MIRI: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah on Sunday (Aug 8) revealed that 98 percent or 9,938 of the 10,133 teachers and caregivers at childcare centres in Sarawak had been vaccinated against Covid-19. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister hoped that this figure would assure parents that it was safe for them to […]
Miri has most number of homeless folk
MIRI: The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry has identified 96 homeless people in the state from various operations carried out in July this year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the highest number of homeless people —24 — was discovered in Miri, followed […]
Call to vaccinate those aged 12 to 17
SIBU: Individuals aged 12 to 17 should be given the Covid-19 vaccine injection, said Dr Annuar Rapaee. The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) Coordinator stated during his Sibu district daily Covid-19 case update via his social media site on Saturday that he agreed that the group should be vaccinated. Dr Annuar, who is also […]
Decision on relaxation for fully vaccinated individuals made after very careful consideration
KUALA LUMPUR: The decision to ease restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals was made only after very careful consideration, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. He said it was in line with data collected in the country on full vaccination efficacy as well as scientific and public health principles applied globally. “The relaxation certainly comes […]
98.7 percent of eligible Dalat population immunised
DALAT: A total of 98.7 percent of the population in this district who are eligible for immunisation have been vaccinated so far, according to the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) in the district. It said out of the 12,563 people, who were eligible for vaccination, 12,397 people had been vaccinated. These excluded 383 plantation workers. […]
Walk-ins welcomed at two jab centres
KUCHING: Those who have yet to receive their Covid-19 vaccination can walk into two designated vaccination centres (PPVs) in the Sri Aman and Lubok Antu districts. In the Sri Aman district, walk-ins are welcome at Dewan Suarah Sri Aman PPV from Friday (Aug 6) to Monday (Aug 9) between 8am and 2pm. In the Lubok […]
Call these numbers for your jab appointment
KUCHING: Sarawakians who have not yet received their vaccination appointment or the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination in the state may contact the respective Resident Office, District Office, vaccination centres (PPV) or health clinics to arrange for appointment. The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) urged those concerned to contact the numbers for the secretariats […]
Labuan first to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19
LABUAN: Labuan today completed fully vaccinating 80 percent of its adult population and has become the first among federal territories and states in the country to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19. The federal territory has immunised 54,800 of the 68,500 adults listed as eligible for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK). The Labuan Covid-19 Immunisation […]
MCO is an outdated strategy
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing is of the opinion that the movement control order (MCO) is an outdated strategy. “I have said it many times, but the Ministry of Health or Kuala Lumpur thought differently,” he said yesterday (July 26). Instead, he reiterated the importance of being inoculated […]
Fear over Covid-19 if Sarawak election held after emergency ends
KUALA LUMPUR: A Sarawak MP told the Dewan Rakyat today he would agree to “a localised emergency” in the state after the nationwide emergency ends on Aug 1 as a means of deferring the overdue state election if the move can really save the lives of the people from Covid-19. Lukanisman Awang Sauni (GPS-Sibuti) said […]
