KUCHING: There is no other place like Sarawak, which has a strong unity and harmony among its multiracial and multicultural society. Best part of Sarawak is that every festive celebration is for all, including the Chinese New Year (CNY). Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit and when there was no restriction
KUCHING: Sibu Hospital currently has a Covid-19 testing capacity of 500 tests per day, said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan branch chairman Senator Robert Lau. He said the hospital is still short of conducting the remaining 800 test, and thus, the samples have to be sent to Kuching
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii disagrees with the recent federal government’s decision that ministers returning from official trips abroad are now exempted from 10 days of observation or home surveillance. He questioned the double standard policy in a Facebook post today. “The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government declared an
SARATOK: Saratok MP Ali Biju through the Saratok Service Centre has handed over food baskets to residents of Rumah Sidah in Sungai Brangan which is currently undergoing quarantine for 14 days effective Feb 7 following a Covid-19 positive case that was detected from the longhouse. Saratok District Health director Dr
SARATOK: Rumah Desmond Sungan, in Kamidan Jaya here, will be placed under lockdown following one Covid-19 positive case involving a resident of the longhouse. Saratok MP Ali Biju said the longhouse will be locked down for the purpose of carrying out active case detection (ACD) which will be done by
KUCHING: The Covid-19 cases reported in the past few days are not linked to the Pasai Cluster anymore, but were from Sibu town. Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) senior paediatric consultant and epidemiologist Dr Ooi Mong Hoi said what worried him is that from the cases reported from Sibu town, they
KUCHING: There is a need for a behavioural change among the public to reduce and prevent Covid-19 transmissions. Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) senior paediatric consultant and epidemiologist Dr Ooi Mong Hoi believed that if everyone was disciplined and observed Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs), the outbreak couldactually be under control.
KUCHING: There is a need to have stricter enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) in Sibu town to curb the Covid-19 transmission. KPJ Sibu Specialist Medical Centre orthopaedic surgeon Dr Wong Chya Wei said the situation in Sibu cannot be seen as just involving the Pasai Cluster alone, but
KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak visited community-based rehabilitation centre (PDK) Sentuhan Kasih Kuching and presented ang pow to 88 children. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said Sentuhan Kasih Kuching PBK, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), catered for special needs students, helping them learn certain skills and also helping them
BINTULU: Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has donated face masks to food delivery riders in appreciation of their hard work. The face masks were distributed by Tiong’s special officer, Steven Kong Kai Seng. Tiong said the food delivery riders were also considered as frontliners during the conditional movement
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