KUCHING – About 500 Health Ministry staff will be mobilised to Sarawak to help contain the surge in Covid-19 cases in the state, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba today.
He said the staff will include doctors, nurses, medical assistants, laboratory officers and radiologists from other states as well as green zones in Sarawak.
“When we do contact tracing in interior areas of the outbreak, we need many personnel to do the screening,” he told reporters after visiting the vaccination centre at Stadium Perpaduan here today.
Meanwhile, on the infectivity rate (Rt) in Sarawak, Dr Adham said it increased to 1.1 today, from 1.08 yesterday.
He said based on the monitoring and analysis carried out so far, the increasing trend in Covid-19 cases in Sarawak began on January 9.
On the visit to the vaccination centre, Dr Adham said Sarawak is capable of handling vaccinations for up to 40,000 people a day.
On the Covid-19 vaccination for media personnel, he said those who are categorised as frontliners will get the inoculation under Phase 2 of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.
Earlier, Dr Adham had paid a courtesy call on Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Abang Johari Openg at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia. – Bernama, April 13, 2021
