KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas is puzzled over accusation made by Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen that Sarawak did not comply with the federal government’s or the Ministry of Health’s Standard Operation Procedure (SOP). On the contrary, Uggah said, the State Disaster
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department has moved its Covid-19 screening centre from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) to a new area here for people wanting to get tested. The screening centre now operates at the State Youth and Sports Complex, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, located a few blocks away from
KUCHING: State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas advised those seeking evaluation at the Covid-19 screening centre at the Sarawak Youth and Sports Complex here to show maturity in abiding by the guidelines. “I would like to also advise those going there to practise social distancing and to
KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday reported two more deaths related to the Covid-19 outbreak. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the two patients who died were Rakayah Drahman, 79, and her daughter Norhafizah Abdul Rahman, 40. “The mother died at a private medical centre here at 2am
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded seven more Covid-19 positive cases, bringing the total of positive cases to 58 since the first positive case was reported on Mar 13. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said all the new cases are being treated at Sarawak General Hospital. “All of
KUCHING: Police are working round the clock, having deployed personnel to conduct checks and roadblocks on members of the public who refused to comply with the movement control order (MCO). As such, police will not hesitate to arrest anyone who failed to adhere to the two-week MCO imposed to contain
KUCHING: The search for a disabled man who was reported missing since Thursday came to a tragic end yesterday. The deceased, 25-year-old Mac Aloysious Gago, was found drowned some 7km from where he was last seen by the Kampung Simpok Bridge in Padawan. A State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba)
KUCHING: Three more venues have been identified as quarantine centres here in the capital city, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah who is also the State Disaster Management Committee chairman said the identified venues are Institut Kemajuan Desa, Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara Sarawak (Intan) and Tun
KUCHING: Positive Covid-19 cases are on the upward trend in the state and in the country. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said one new positive case had been registered, bringing the total positive cases to 51 since a week ago on March 13 when the
KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday registered five new positive Covid-19 cases, bring the tally to 50 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said of the five cases, two were recorded at Sarawak General Hospital, two at Sibu Hospital and one at Bintulu Hospital. A total of 115 persons under investigation (PUIs)
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