Batu Lintang rep commends SDMC for Covid-19 One Stop Centre

KUCHING: Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How has commended Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) for setting up the Covid-19 One Stop Centre (COSC) at the Kuching South City Council Dewan Masyarakat here.

See said although there is still room for improvement at the centre, which is a pilot project in the state, he commended the SDMC for such initiative that served a significant purpose to take care of the health and wellbeing of the doctors and nurses engaged in the battle against Covid-19.

During his recent visit to the centre, he said he was being briefed that in the Kuching city area, the COSC had replaced the Covid-19 screening and assessment works preciously carried out in five public clinics.

He said he was also told that the COSC had managed to reduce the workforce to more than half and the health officers including doctors and nurses working in shifts.

See added that the workforce at the COSC also comprised officers from many relevant departments and enforcement agencies.

“It is only the compassion of these doctors, nurses and other health care workers that have driven them to carry on with their arduous tasks in their heat and discomfort of the protective gears and other health risks.

“We should show our gratitude to them by ensuring that ourselves and everyone around us are safe and healthy.

“Any one falling victim to the virus will be an added burden to their shoulders,” he said in a statement after the the Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) Southern Zone Taskforce Facebook Live session yesterday.

See also urged the state government and the SDMC to devise more measures and schemes to take care of the needs and welfare of Sarawakian health care workers.

“And I am hopeful that a special and reasonable token of appreciation will be accorded to the family of the nurse at Sibu Hospital who has fallen victim to the Covid-19 virus.

“The health of our doctors, nurses and health care workers, and the welfare of their families must be cared for.

“We pay our tributes to her for her dedication to her works, but we must take all necessary measures to ensure that she is the last of the casualty in our battle against the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said.

On that note, See urged Sarawakians to serve and return humanity to all health care workers including doctors and nurses who are selflessly sharing their humanity with the community.

He said doctors and nurses, in their learning and training, were coached and reminded to share their humanity as a gift to their patients.

“With their compassion and kindness, they help their patients to overcome the feelings of vulnerability, fear and anxiety.

“The humanity of these doctors and nurses has driven them to the forefront of this long drawn global effort to contain and curb the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said.

The PSB lawmaker said the community would be helping to end the pandemic if they could do their part to protect themselves, to stay safe and healthy during this trying time.

See said they were also serving and returning humanity to the doctors and nurses.