KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has been in talks with medical authorities regarding reusable face masks. According to SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, “(We) have been asking the medical department to give us their view on whether we can use reusable face masks because some countries
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is increasing its efforts to detect Covid-19 positive individuals entering the state. This came after an increase in the number of locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in Kuching and Kota Samarahan. SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said currently, the rate of random
KUCHING: A total of 186 samples taken from the Stutong market cluster for Covid-19 contact tracing are still awaiting laboratory test results. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said two samples tested positive while 165 samples were negative out of a total of 353 samples
KUCHING: Sarawakians aged 60 and above who have yet to apply for the Kenyalang Gold Card (KGC) need to do so as soon as possible. “As of now, there are still more that 50 percent out of the 334,500 senior Sarawakians who have not applied for the KGC,” said Sarawak
KUCHING: One positive Covid-19 case was detected today, bringing the total number of cases statewide to 608. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the case was a local man who returned from the Philippines. He said the man had worked in Manila, Philippines since
BETONG: A total of RM75,000 in grants was given to seven schools in Spaoh last Sunday. The grants that were presented by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas are to help prepare the schools for the coming school sessions amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The recipients were Sekolah Menengah
SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Dudong Branch chairman Wong Ching Yong assured that the low water pressure problems faced by some 30 longhouses located along Mile 10 to Mile 16, Jalan KJD would be solved. “I will write a letter to the Ministry of Utilities about the problem and
KUCHING: After having recorded zero daily cases of Covid-19 in the state on most days since the past month, a sudden spike in numbers of locally transmitted cases was recorded since the past week. This rapid increase of cases raised concerns amongst members of the public here. State Disaster Management
KUCHING: Samarahan district has now been categorised as a yellow zone following the detection of one locally transmitted positive Covid-19 case in the area. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the case was one of three positive Covid-19 cases detected in the state today. “With the detection of one locally
KUCHING: There were three new positive Covid-19 cases recorded in the state today, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases state-wide to 583 to date. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, the new cases comprises two in Kuching and one case in Kota Samarahan. The first
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