Socso tells youths to take advantage of job portal
BINTULU: Youth and job seekers are advised to take full advantage of the job portal provided by government departments and agencies to find jobs that suit their qualifications. Director of the State Social Security Organisation (Sosco), Phillip Sangkan said, the government provides employment portals such as MYFutureJobs which is a platform for local job search […]
Dispensing of Covid-19 vaccine booster dose expected to begin in October
ALOR SETAR: The administering of the third or booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine to groups who are vulnerable to Covid-19 infection is expected to start in October, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the groups included senior citizens with comorbidity such as chronic health problems, frontliners, individuals with low immunity, as well as those […]
Gov’t agrees to Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, high-risk groups given priority
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots as part of efforts to increase protection among vulnerable groups against the deadly virus. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said priority will be given to high-risk groups such as healthcare frontliners and immunocompromised patients. Besides these two categories, he said senior […]
Postponed Paralympics must ‘guarantee’ no coronavirus
TOKYO: Next year’s Paralympics need to be able to guarantee zero coronavirus cases, the head of the Games has told AFP, adding that they cannot go ahead if protection measures don’t improve. The warning from International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons comes as Tokyo marks exactly one year to the postponed Games on Monday, with […]
‘Smokers more vulnerable to coronavirus’
ANKARA: Smokers are more vulnerable to Covid-19 than non-smokers, according to a review of studies by public health experts convened by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The review found that smokers are at a higher risk of contracting fatal diseases, Anadolu Agency reported. “Covid-19 is an infectious disease that primarily attacks the lungs,” the WHO said in a […]
SIA makes significant capacity cuts and grounds aircraft
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be cutting 96 per cent of the capacity that had been originally scheduled up to end-April, given the further tightening of border controls around the world over the last week to stem the Covid-19 outbreak. “This will result in the grounding of around 138 SIA and SilkAir aircraft, out of […]
