KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has restricted any civilian travel to Labuan and vice versa, after the Covid-19 Indian variant was detected in the Federal Territory.
SIBU: Sarawak has achieved the one-million mark in the number of people registered for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, says state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Sim Kui Hian.
State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Sim Kui Hian
(pic) said in a Facebook post Friday (April 30) that private healthcare facilities will be involved as well as public facilities in dispensing the injections, while more types of vaccines are expected to be made available from May.
He added that through working closely with the Health Ministry and Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF), the state would have sufficient supply of vaccines.
However, he was worried about the low registration in the state for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme. Current registration through the MySejahtera app is probably around 55% or 868,000 of the state s 1.2 million population, and a further 250,000 to 300,000 (after eliminating duplication) through manual registration, he said.
8:16 PM MYT
KOTA KINABALU: The two new clusters in Sabah on Thursday (Jan 21) involving the plantation industry at the State’s east coast have been identified.
State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun
(pic) said the first cluster called Ladang Sebrang in Lahad Datu has 21 cumulative cases.
“The index case was traced through symptomatic screening on Jan 9 at Silabukan health clinic. Close contacts and workplace screenings found 20 positive cases at the palm oil processing mill.
“Meanwhile, Silimpopon cluster in Kalabakan also involved the plantation industry, with 29 cumulative cases.
“The index case is a labourer at a plantation company in Silompopon and was confirmed positive with the virus through symptomatic screening on Jan 6 at a private clinic, ” he said, adding that close contact screenings are currently ongoing.