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KOTA KINABALU: Sabah’s Covid-19 numbers continue to hover above 5,000 daily new cases as the authorities blame the spread on community transmissions.

Parents are encouraged to get their children vaccinated against the potentially life-threatening Covid-19 infection.   According to Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesperson Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, just 9,686 (2.35 per cent) of the 411,400 children eligible for vaccination have got the vaccine as of Sunday

Total demand for natural gas will average 64.9 Bcf/d in 2010 and 64.6 Bcf/d in 2011, about 0.5 Bcf/d higher than previously forecast, driven primarily by strong growth in the industrial and electric power sectors, according to a Short-Term Energy Outlook released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) Tuesday.

Sporadic infections have become the most common cause of infection due to the large percentage of symptomatic cases in Sabah, indicating that the Covid-19 virus has already established itself in the community

Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesperson Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said the State Government will study the root causes of the new Covid-19 wave before considering any entry restrictions.  He said this when asked if there are plans to reinstate the swab test requirement to enter the State and if unvaccinated Sabahans and foreigners are still allowed to enter the State on condition they undergo quarantine for a certain period of time.  “We need to be sure of the root causes of the new wave of Covid-19 infections before we consider any new entry restrictions,” he said.  &nbs...