KOTA KINABALU (March 1): The Sabah Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) will not entertain any party who intends to jump queue to receive vaccine shots through the Covid-19 immunisation programme, said Sabah Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun. The state Covid-19 spokesperson said that Sabah CITF would ensure vaccine shots would only be provided to the public, after they register through set appointments.
Four were located in Johor, three in Selangor, and one each in Kuala Lumpur and Penang.
A total of 31 cases have been detected in the Jalan Timah Tiga cluster following screening of an individual who displayed symptoms. The cluster is linked to a factory in the Pasir Gudang Industrial Estate in Johor Baru.
Similarly, the Jalan Tanjung Empat cluster and Jalan Desa Tropika cluster – both in Johor Baru – were reported following screenings at factories, with 28 cases and ten cases reported respectively.
The Batu Empat cluster in Batu Pahat involves a factory where eight cases were reported while the Perusahaan Jalan Bukit cluster involves a factory in Kajang, Hulu Langat where 262 infections were reported.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Whistleblowers on Covid-19 vaccination queue jumping are encouraged to report directly to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (
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Taking the matter seriously, Khairy tweeted that he had informed Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah pertaining the issue, adding that he would investigate any information received from whistleblowers.
“I view the issue of queue jumpers seriously. I have related the matter to @DGHisham (Dr Noor Hisham) so that there is no queue cutting. Whistleblowers can send email anonymously to me at kj@mosti.gov.my and I will investigate.
“My team has been monitoring whistleblowers’ comments on social media about vaccination queue jumping. I shared it immediately with Dato’ Dr Chong DDG @KKMPutrajaya , who is with me in the task force, to investigate. We take information on exposing them seriously. Vaccine equity is important,” he said in his Twitter posting
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In a statement on Friday, SDMC announced that schools in Covid-19 red zones in Sarawak would remain closed until Mar 14. Bernama pic
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KUCHING, Feb 27 An educational body has proposed the reopening of schools be postponed to mid-May while lauding the State Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) decision on schools in red zones across Sarawak to resume classes on Mar 15.
Sarawak United Association of Chinese Primary School Boards of Management president Jonathan Chai said it would be ideal for schools to reopen two or so months later given that Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah had recently predicted that the number of Covid-19 positive cases in Malaysia would be reduced to double digits by then.