Vaccination programme’s high adoption rate signals Malaysians’ support for national recovery plan
KUALA LUMPUR: It would be foolish to measure the effectiveness of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) and success merely by the total daily cases of Covid-19. Social activist and political analyst Dr Chandra Muzaffar said the NRP’s performance should instead be also seen from the high rate of vaccination in the country as well as […]
Malaysia among fastest countries to vaccinate its people
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Malaysia is one of the fastest countries to vaccinate its people against Covid-19 with vaccine injection capacity having reached more than 500,000 doses a day at present. The prime minister said the government would ensure that the vaccination process is carried out in an orderly manner, fast and […]
More than 80 percent in Sibu receive first dose
SIBU: Around 84.3 percent of the Sibu population have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. This was said by Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee during a livestream session on Sibu’s Covid-19 update last Saturday. “Based on the data recorded on July 22, a total of 211,330 individuals […]
106,610 inoculated in Unimas PPV to date
KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) vaccination centre (PPV) has administered 106,610 vaccine doses since the start of its operations on June 14. “A total of 53,189 first doses were administered from June 14 to July 2 while 53,421 second doses were administered as of July 23,” said Unimas vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohamad Kadim Suaidi. […]
Majority of MPs have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine
KUALA LUMPUR: A large majority of the members of parliament (MPs) have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, said Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun. He said another 35 MPs had received at least one dose while four have yet to obtain any vaccine shots on certain reasons but they would be allowed to […]
National recovery plan’s success needs support of all parties
PUTRAJAYA: Achievements made under the National Recovery Plan (NRP) to enable Malaysia to come out of the Covid-19 crisis will depend on the support of all parties as it is very much a ‘whole of nation approach’ rather than a ‘whole of government’ one, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The prime minister said all parties […]
104 people jabbed at SK Sentosa, Sibu
SIBU: The first day of the Mobile Outreach Vaccination Programme at SK Sentosa went well. By 2pm Saturday (July 24), it had vaccinated a total of 104 people. According to the head of the two-day mobile programme, James Badi, it aimed to vaccinate the villagers of Kampung Usahajaya Baru, Jalan Sentosa and those from the […]
O&G sector must ensure all employees are inoculated
KUCHING: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has emphasised that the oil and gas (O&G) sector must ensure that all employees are vaccinated, cautioning that allowing outbreaks to occur will be met with strict action. “It is known for some time now that O&G employees have repeatedly been a source of new confirmed Covid-19 […]
Malaysia remains favoured investment destination among investors
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia remains as a favoured investment destination among investors and foreign nationals, with the global perspective focusing on the vaccination rollout and the increased immunisation level in the country. Crisis Comm analyst Peter Nicoll said there was better movement in the Malaysian market earlier this week but much focus was on the US […]
13 homeless people identified for vaccination
MIRI: A total 13 homeless people in the city have been identified for the Covid-19 vaccination. They were identified during an integrated operations (Ops Bersepadu) carried out by Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC). The operations was held from last Sunday (July 18) until today (July 19). Also present during the operations was Miri DDMC […]
