KUCHING: The sanitisation exercise throughout Sarawak has been carried out at 521 premises since March 30.
State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant operations director Tiong Ling Hing said that the exercise was carried out at 156 government buildings, 103 places of worship, 63 transportation hubs, 60 public markets, 52 assembly points, 35 housing areas, 32 supermarkets, 18 hotels and two factories.
“Kuching recorded the most sanitisation exercises with 178, followed by Miri (104), Bintulu (43), Limbang (39), Sarikei (35), Kota Samarahan (28), Sri Aman (25), Kapit (19), Sibu (18), Betong (15), Serian (12) and Mukah (five),” he said in a statement.
The total number of personnel involved in the operations from March 30 stands at 7,336.
The figure comprised personnel of the Civil Defence Force (APM), Bomba, Health Ministry (MoH), Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela), local authorities, district offices, auxiliary police, as well as other agencies.
As of 3.30pm yesterday here, Medicare Kidney Charity Dialysis Centre, 76 rooms in Pullman Hotel and 33 buses were sanitised by 25 personnel.
Meanwhile in Miri, the Miri Land and Survey office at Wisma Pelita was sanitised by 15 personnel.