KUCHING: Sarawakians will not be easily swayed by unrealistic political agendas, said Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth chief Datuk Snowdan Lawan. “Their love for this state will bind Sarawakians in a more unified stand and they will not be influenced by what transpired in Malaya that led to the downfall
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KUCHING: Sarawak recorded seven new Covid-19 related deaths today, bringing the state’s Covid-19 death toll to 389. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today said the 383rd death was a local 67-year-old woman from Sibu District who passed away at the Sibu Hospital. “The case was confirmed
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 507 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (June 22), raising the state’s tally to 60,989. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 313 of these cases, or 61.73 per cent, were detected in five districts, namely Kuching, Sibu, Kapit, Sebauh, and Song. They said Kuching District recorded 91
KUCHING: More studies are needed to give better insight into the epidemiology of Covid-19 and how it will affect the population especially in the Malaysian context. A microbiologist from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dr Siti Fairouz Ibrahim said there was still insufficient data available to
KUCHING: Covid-19 may become endemic in Malaysia, said Associate Professor Dr Helmy Hazmi of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. An endemic disease is regularly present or prevalent in a certain region. “The presence of infected people without symptoms can potentially make Covid-19 an endemic disease.
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department declared three new clusters today (June 19), namely the Mongkos 2 cluster in Tebedu, the Tebakang Dayak cluster in Serian and the Sungai Banun cluster in Meradong. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Mongkos 2 cluster was a community cluster involving a settlement
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded five deaths related to Covid-19 infection on Saturday (June 19), taking the state’s toll to 378. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 374th death was a 46-year-old woman from Sibu District, who passed away at Sibu Hospital. She tested positive for Covid-19 on June 17
KUCHING: In view of the pending Sarawak state election and the state’s Covid-19 situation at the Emergency period’s scheduled end, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong could extend the Emergency only in respect of Sarawak until a point at which it would be safe to hold the state election. Sarawak State Legislative
KUCHING: Parliament must reconvene soon in order to avoid a constitutional crisis as well as to allow parliamentarians to debate on the best solutions in addressing the current Covid-19 crisis. Political analyst Dick Lembang Dugun said the recent proclamation by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong calling for Parliament to reconvene as
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