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12 Jul 2021 / 08:16 H. KUALA LUMPUR: The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently issued a warning that the Delta variant which is more extreme as it is always mutating, can put the world in grave danger. The Delta variant which was discovered at the end of 2020 in India, is causing great concern in the world as the variant is aggressive and very infectious, contributing to the sharp rise in the Covid-19 cases in many countries, among them, the United Kingdom (UK) with more than 82,000 Delta v...

12 Jul 2021 / 09:22 H. Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should take a risk-based approach in the implementation of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme as it ramps up its vaccination drive, according to public health expert Datuk Dr Lokman Hakim Sulaiman. Dr Lokman Hakim, who is the professor of public health and Pro Vice Chancellor at the International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, said to maximise the impact of the nation’s current vaccine supply, vaccination of the elderly pop...

Sunway Medical Centre pharmacist Ng Qing Pei (right) passing over the vaccines to the vaccinators on every booth. Story on behind the scenes of Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre (SPCC) PPV process. PETALING JAYA: Although Malaysia has set up more than 1,000 vaccine dispensing centres (PPV) nationwide, more decentralised vaccination sites closer to residential areas are needed, say community groups. Susan Fong, who is part of a group of volunteers ferrying the elderly in USJ and Subang Jaya to ...

And some PPV (vaccination centres) go the extra mile to “serenade” the people. Over at the Indera Mulia Stadium in Ipoh, the people are entertained by live band performances near the registration counters. The performances are held daily except on Mondays. State cultural group Kumpulan Selendang Perak, Ipoh City Council’s Gema Warisan Budaya and the Department for Culture and Arts take turns to perform on alternate days. Contemporary songs, evergreen ballads and even Chinese oldies would ...

YOURSAY | Govt running out of ways to fight the pandemic spike Modified11 Jul 2021, 11:25 pm A OCT: The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government lost the fight against the pandemic a long time ago. There were so many various movement control orders (MCOs) and standard operating procedures (SOPs) that they became liabilities, instead of assets. No matter what variation of MCO or SOP was introduced, they didn’t work. These ministers dont want to admit defeat. Every day, they say they are winning the ...

LETTER | How the National Recovery Plan needs to be re-planned Modified12:12 am - LETTER | Let us first acknowledge Dr Amar Singh HSS who first alerted us of the risk we are now clearly facing in his piece, “ The infectivity rate or R-Naught as measured by the Health Ministry (MOH) has been sustainably higher than 1.0, indicating pandemic levels, for about two weeks.  The fifth wave of Covid-19 is upon us, with Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang) Researchs own projection as depicted below show...

12 Jul 2021 / 12:45 H. Bernama KUALA LUMPUR: The proposed guidelines for individuals who received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccines should be clear, consistent and include proper standard operating procedures (SOPs) to protect the health and safety of employees and the public. Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman said the SOPs should still apply to those who completed the vaccination as there was no guarantee that they would be fully protected agains...

Essential supplies: Dr Wee handing over a food package to a resident in Ayer Hitam, Johor. YONG PENG: At least 80% of frontliners in the public transport sector must be vaccinated by Oct 31, according to the target set by the Transport Ministry. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said since kicking off the Covid-19 vaccination programme for the maritime industry on June 25, about 10,000 port and maritime workers had been inoculated.“About 22,000 doses have also been given to those ...

Expedite vaccine doses to curb spread of Delta variant July 12, 2021 KUALA LUMPUR – The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently issued a warning that the Delta variant which is more extreme as it is always mutating, can put the world in grave danger. The Delta variant which was discovered at the end of 2020 in India, is causing great concern in the world as the variant is aggressive and very infectious, contributing to the sharp rise in the COVID-19 cases in many countries, among them, the U...

Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) president Datuk Syed Hussain Syed Husman ( pic) said the guidelines should also include proper standard operating procedures (SOP) because there is no guarantee that those who completed both doses would be fully protected against Covid-19. “Based on the experiences of other countries, fully vaccinated individuals are allowed to move freely, and those who get infected suffer less severely. They do not require intensive care and do not overburden the public ...