SIBU: The Covid-19 swab test drive-through screening centre at the Sarawak State Library Sibu Branch here will be closed effective this coming Monday. The Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) said the closure is to allow the Health Ministry (MoH) staff to conduct active case detection (ACD) in several zones
SIBU: State Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing has confirmed that 18 out of the 818 samples collected from the Covid-19 swab tests involving hawkers and traders at Sibu Central Market had tested positive for the virus. He disclosed this information to the New Sarawak Tribune when contacted today to
SIBU: People who smoke electronic cigarettes or vapes are reminded not to share their devices with others as doing so could cause Covid-19 to spread quickly from person to person. Local Government and Housing Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee said sharing the equipment has often been a habit of vape
SIBU: Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) will conduct an active case detection (ACD) at Zone 15 – Sentosa locality – tomorrow and on the following day (Tuesday, Feb 23). The swab test centre is located at the Forest Reserve Car Park, Sentosa and will operate from 10am to 2pm. All
SIBU: The recent increase in Covid-19 positive cases in areas under the administration of Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has been very worrying. Its chairman Counsellor Clarence Ting Ing Horh said that the positive cases recorded on Friday (Feb 19) in Sibu were 126 cases and whereby 70 cases were from
SIBU: Since January this year, 214 longhouses have been placed under movement control restrictions, Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas revealed. He said the restrictions on 116 longhouses have been lifted after results of the second Covid-19 tests came back negative. “The remaining 98 longhouses
SIBU: A 24-hour convenience store located at Jalan Wong Nai Siong here has been compounded for operating overtime during the conditional movement control order (CMCO). “The shop was found to be operating around 11.13 last night,” said Crime Prevention and Community Policing Department chief, DSP Ariffin Bahar today. Ariffin said
SIBU: No food assistance will be distributed during the implementation of the conditional movement control order (CMCO), said Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said food assistance would only be distributed to longhouses or settlements under lockdown. “This is because during the CMCO, people
SIBU: Food supply continues to be distributed to the residents of flats and housing areas in Town Villa, Sibu Jaya after the enforcement of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). Social Welfare Office Sibu said the food assistance was distributed in stages since last week with the help of
SIBU: The Sibu Jaya Community Clinic will be operating for 24 hours during the enhanced movement control order (Emco) period. The Sibu Health Office, in a statement today, said the areas under the Emco, namely flats and housing estates in Townvilla Sibu Jaya here should take note of the clinic
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