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Published on: Monday, July 19, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: Health workers with police and Labuan Disaster Management Committee members garbed in personal protective equipment (PPE) while conducting house-to-house active case detection (ACD) during Ops Bersih Covid-19 at the squatters settlement in Kampung Saguking, recently. LABUAN: Ninety per cent or 62,632 of the adult population of Labuan have been vaccinated as of Saturday (July 17). Labuan Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) Chairman Rithuan Ismail said of the number, 62 per cent or 42,501 have completed their second dose of Covid-19...

Makcik Kiah (not her real name), 82, has lived in a kampung (village) house built by her husband for the past 60 years. They have raised four children who are now residing in cities to earn a living. Her husband is bedbound due to a stroke and she is his only caregiver, looking after all his needs and cleaning up after him. Makcik Kiah has heard about Covid-19 on the evening news and is aware that vaccination is important to reduce the risk of contracting the infectious disease. However, she feels helpless as she is unable to leave her husband unattended to travel to the vaccination centre i...

Malaysia's total number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered tops 14 mil on July 17 theedgemarkets.com © Provided by The Edge KUALA LUMPUR (July 18): Malaysia's total number of administered Covid-19 vaccine doses topped 14 million so far yesterday (July 17) although the daily figure fell to 380,440 from 406,763 the day before (July 16), according to the latest updates on Twitter today by the country's Special Committee for Ensuring Access to Covid-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV), citing data from the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF). The CITF said the country’s total nu...

Kuala Lumpur: The home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) school sessions will continue until Aug 31.  The Education Ministry (MoE), in a statement Saturday, said this decision was made after taking into account the current Covid-19 pandemic situation as well as after discussions with the Health Ministry (MoH) and the National Security Council (MKN). MoE said the decision applies to all government and government-aided schools, private schools and education institutions registered with the Ministry.  ADVERTISEMENT MoE also said it will work closely with the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (...

PUTRAJAYA: The Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) has embarked on an ambitious plan to vaccinate every adult in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor by Aug 1. Codenamed “Operation Surge Capacity”, the mission will see over 6.1 million residents aged 18 and above in the two states having received at least one vaccine dose by that date. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said for the operation to succeed, the government will have to increase its vaccination supply and capacity in Klang Valley. “Right now, the capacity to vaccinate in Kuala Lumpur an...