Covid-19: Small number of vaccinated China nationals test positive after arriving in S'wak, says Dr Sim


KUCHING: Several China nationals who arrived here recently tested positive for Covid-19 despite having completed vaccination in their home country, says Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian (pic).

The state Local Government and Housing Minister, who oversees public health, said completing two doses of the vaccine did not guarantee immunity from the virus.

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