Don’t hesitate but register early for vaccination
MIRI: Do not “wait and see” but register early for vaccination of the Covid-19. This is the message for the public here from Miri City mayor Adam Yii Siew Yang pertaining to the next phase of the National Immunisation Programme that will commence in early next month. According to the registration for vaccination programme through […]
Lee happy with vaccine rollout at Dewan Dato Permaisuri
MIRI: Minister of Transport Sarawak Datuk Lee Kim Shin is satisfied with the preparation carried out at a Covid-19 vaccination centre at Dewan Dato Permaisuri in Permyjaya, when he was there to monitor the process on Sunday (March 7). “The vaccination process went smoothly,” Lee opined. When met later, he again urged the public to […]
70 percent needed to establish herd immunity
KUCHING: For Sarawakians above the age of 18 and who are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine, it is important to be inoculated to achieve the target of vaccinating 70 percent of the population, therefore establishing herd immunity. Assistant Minister for Education, Science and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee said 72 percent of Sarawakians were above […]
Active cases decline, recovery rate exceeds 90 percent
BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from Feb 27 up to noon today. In Malaysia, case numbers have exceeded 300,000. KUALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 transmissions have been under control over the week (Feb 27-March 4), with daily new cases falling below 2,500 and the recovery rate […]
Rollout in Limbang, Lawas this weekend
KUCHING: Two districts in the northern part of Sarawak, Limbang and Lawas, will begin their Covid-19 vaccination programme this weekend, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. He said the shipment of the vaccine is scheduled to arrive in both districts on March 6 and 7, and the frontliners will be vaccinated first. “I call […]
Sarawak has highest number of people vaccinated
KUCHING: Sarawak has been recorded as the top state in the country with the highest number of people vaccinated as of March 1. The Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) in a post on its Twitter account on Monday (March 1) said that as of 11am, about 7,402 people have been vaccinated. […]
Rollout in three districts to begin March 4
KUCHING: The state’s Covid-19 immunisation programme will rollout in Bintulu, Miri and Limbang once the second vaccine shipment arrives. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this will be on March 4 with a total of 31,590 doses delivered. “We expect the second air shipment with 31,590 doses on March […]
1,688 vaccinated on first day of rollout
KUCHING: A total of 1,688 individuals, mostly frontliners, received their Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on the first day of the state vaccine rollout programme on Friday (Feb 26). Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the process proceeded in a very orderly manner. He said vaccinations were held in centres in various parts of the […]
AirAsia optimistic on vaccines rollout, hints on more fundraising efforts
KUALA LUMPUR: Budget airline AirAsia is optimistic about global travel resuming amidst the vaccine rollout in Malaysia, as well as in some of its key markets. Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said the nationwide Covid-19 vaccines rollout commencing this week is the first key indicator of a global travel reboot in the […]
Australia vows not to rush vaccine rollout, citing UK ‘problems’
SYDNEY: Under mounting pressure to speed up coronavirus vaccinations, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said he would not take “unnecessary risks” and emulate Britain’s emergency drug approval. While vaccinations are already well underway in many countries, Australia’s pharmaceutical authority is not expected to rule on candidate drugs for around another month, and is […]
