Masing wants primary schools turned into vaccination centres
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Jemut Masing has called on the Education Ministry (MoE) to allow for the use of primary schools in Kapit as vaccination centres (PPVs). He said local residents in Kapit have requested permission to utilise schools in the division for vaccination purposes, but to no avail. “The way forward to fight Covid-19 is vaccination! The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is correct. There is no other way. “But MoE is blocking the way. They stop the PPV from using primary schools in Kapit division. Residents have been asking for permission to use the schools, but to this day, there is no reply!” he said today (June 2). The Baleh assemblyman said should the ministry become an obstacle to the state’s vaccination plan, the minister-in-charge must inform the schools in the state to cooperate. “If MoE becomes an obstacle, then the minister must tell the schools in Sarawak not to be obstinate. “We need the support of all agencies in fighting Covid-19,” he added.
SOPs that workers, customers and employers should follow
KUCHING: Everyone, regardless whether they are employees, suppliers or customers, will have to put on face masks – and wear them properly – as recommended by the Ministry of Health (MoH). According to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) released by National Security Council (NSC) last night (May 31), it is mandatory for employers to make […]
The Spring shopping mall reopens following sanitisation
KUCHING: The Spring shopping mall has been allowed to reopen on June 1 by the Ministry of Health (MOH) following stringent and extensive sanitisation. The management revealed that 11 out of over 1,000 employees and retailers from the Active Case Detection (ACD) initiated on May 27 and 28 tested positive. “Due to this, Ta Kiong […]
Challenges of managing Covid-19 burials
IPOH: In the midst of the worsening pandemic with record fatalities, undertakers are having their hands full in attending to the burials of those who succumbed to Covid-19. These unsung heroes have to brave unpredictable weather, heavy rains, water pool in grave pits and getting tents blown off in a storm as among the major […]
Govt offices to be on hybrid operations during MCO
KUALA LUMPUR: Government offices will operate in a hybrid manner, which involves attendance at the office and working from home, during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) 3.0, says Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali. He said the hybrid operations would see a 20 per cent attendance at the […]
No more green zones in peninsula
KUALA LUMPUR: There are no more districts categorised as green zones in the peninsula as of yesterday while four states — Penang, Selangor, Melaka as well as Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya have only red zones, according to the Ministry of Health’s Facebook post today. The 14-day movement data on the distribution of new Covid-19 cases […]
MOH to consider full MCO in Selangor
PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) is considering imposing a full-scale movement control order (MCO) in Selangor if the Covid-19 cases in the state continue to rise, said its Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said that the MOH should propose stricter standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Selangor if the infection could not be contained. […]
Refer non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals without further delay
KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) today expressed hope that doctors in government hospitals will refer their non-Covid-19 patients to private hospitals for elective surgeries and procedures without further delay. Its president, Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said this followed an updated circular by the Ministry of Health (MOH) allowing the government hospitals […]
Promote vaccination to traders
SIBU: More than a quarter of the traders at Pasar Minggu Sibu in Taman Indah, Teku here have not registered for Covid-19 vaccination programme yet. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh discovered this when he visited the market on Sunday. “From our survey at this market, many traders do not want to […]
Army working closely with health ministry
KAPIT: The Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) are working closely together during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Chief of Defence Force General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Affendi Buang. The army, he said, was committed to ensuring the well-being and health of the people. Affendi added Malaysian Air Force (MAF) aircraft would […]