Kanowit cop, wife test positive
SIBU: A policeman attached to Kanowit District Police Headquarters (IPD) and his wife tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday as a result of the Pasai Cluster. This was confirmed by Kanowit District police chief DSP Tega Bilong in a statement today. The policeman and his wife attended a funeral at Rumah Langi Ambau in Pasai […]
Sarawak records 14 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 14 new positive Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,180. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said these cases were recorded in Kuching (seven), Sibu (three), Sri Aman (two), Miri (one) and Pusa (one). “Case 1,167 is a local Sarawakian […]
Two new cases in Kuching district
KUCHING: Two new positive Covid-19 cases were recorded in this district on Tuesday (Dec 8), bringing the cumulative total in the state to 1,072. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the cases were categorised as imported cases. The first case involved an Indonesian citizen and the twin of Case 1,067 who was detected and admitted […]
145 people test negative
KUCHING: One hundred and forty-five people in Pa’ Dalih, Bario and Miri have be tested negative for Covid-19, said State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the Covid-19 tests were conducted after the Sepang District Health Office reported one positive case in Selangor had a history of travelling to Pa’ […]
Health director responds to rep’s post
KUCHING: The State Health Department has assured that a person who came into contact with a Covid-19 positive patient would not be considered a case until further investigations have been done. Its director Dr Chin Zin Hing said this in response to Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong Wui Wui’s questions on her Facebook post. On July […]
11 new cases, new cluster recorded
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 11 new positive Covid-19 cases as well as a new cluster yesterday. Of the new cases, seven were from Kuching, two from Samarahan, and one each from Bau and Lundu. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that one of the 11 cases was an imported case from overseas — […]
Five workers ordered to stay home
KUCHING ENGINEERING COMPANY CLUSTER KUCHING: Arkitek KDI SB said five of its employees, who had contact with a positive Covid-19 case (case 579), went for Covid-19 tests and that their results came back negative. The architect firm, in a statement on Monday, said that on July 7, the employees had contact with a KTA engineer […]
‘Get tested if in contact with Kidurong cluster’
BINTULU: Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to China Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic) yesterday appealed to close contacts and residents within the Kidurong area to go to the nearest hospital for tests, following the emergence of the Kidurong cluster on June 12. Tiong, who is also Bintulu MP, stressed that cooperation from residents is vital […]
Dept tracing bus passengers
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department is tracing close contacts of the recent positive Covid-19 case from Bintulu, including passengers on a Bintang Jaya Express Bus which had travelled from Kuching to Bintulu on March 14. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this case, which had been revealed yesterday, had visited her relatives […]
Virus takes time to shed: Dr Sim
KUCHING: “Cooperate with the authorities even if you feel well. If you go home, you will pass the virus to their families.” This is Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian’s appeal yesterday to Covid-19 patients who had recovered and were in stepdown. He revealed that Covid-19 patients could take more […]
