By Lian Cheng
KUCHING, Aug 3: Being fully vaccinated does not equate being ‘bulletproof’ against Covid-19 but it will reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death from the deadly illness.
This warning came from Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian in a social post yesterday. He cautioned that even after receiving two vaccine doses, an individual can still get Covid-19, and even worse, the individual may go on to spread the virus to others.
Dr Sim said that “we will need to ‘live with (the) virus’ and everyone will have to play their parts to minimise the transmission of the virus.
Meanwhile, in the same post, Dr Sim also disclosed details of Covid-19 infections in Kuching, Samarahan and Serian districts.
Out of the 144 cases reported in Kuching yesterday, 37 were fully vaccinated individuals while 35 were vaccinated with one dose.
Dr Sim who is also the Local Government and Housing Minister also listed locations with more than three Covid-19 cases in the three districts.
As of yesterday, Kampung Bintawa Hilir was reported to have the highest number with 12 infections, followed by Kampung Bunuk with 10 cases and Kampung Bintawa Ulu with six.
Three localities namely Kampung Bintawa Tengah, Wisma Mulia and Taman Sri Wangi Flat registered five cases each while Kampung Gita Kubur, Lorong Teruntum, and Kampung Haji Baki yielded four cases respectively. Residential areas along Jalan Golden Farm, Kampung Bawang and Kampung Punau registered three cases each.
Meanwhile, for Samarahan district, Dr Sim revealed that 22 Covid-19 cases were detected at Kampung Naie 9 and 10 cases in Kampung Tanah Puteh. Simunjan which experienced an outbreak two days ago yielded 17 new cases while two new cases were detected at Asajaya.
In Serian, Kampung Semada Tengah reported 10 cases, Kampung Tanah Mawang recorded 4 cases and Kampung Kerumboi, three cases. — DayakDaily
