Sarawak has not decide to relax quarantine for close-contacts who are asymptomatic and boosted
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will consult local medical experts to decide if Covid-19 close contacts, who have received their booster dose do not need to undergo quarantine if they have no symptoms, starting March 1. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the committee has not decided if Sarawak […]
No quarantine for Covid-19 close contacts if boosted and asymptomatic
KUALA LUMPUR: Individuals who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and complete with a booster dose will no longer be required to undergo a home quarantine if they come into close contact with a positive case, starting March 1. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said they must be asymptomatic and test negative on Day 1 and Day […]
It’s all through MySejahtera for Miri Division
MIRI: Starting Oct 1, the issuance of quarantine orders and quarantine release letters (release orders) for Covid-19 positive cases and close contacts in Miri Division will be done through the MySejahtera app. According to the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), individuals confirmed positive would have the results displayed in MySejahtera along with the quarantine […]
State tally now at 34,706 including 479 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 479 new positive Covid-19 cases today (May 8), bringing the case tally to 34,706. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 324 of the cases or 67.24 percent were detected in Sibu, Bintulu, and Miri districts. They said Sibu district recorded 125 cases, Bintulu (110), Miri (89), Kapit (35), Sri Aman (23), […]
State recorded 419 new cases today
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 419 new positive Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (May 5), bringing the state’s case tally to 33,086. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 61 percent of the new cases reported were detected in the districts of Sibu, Mukah, Kuching, Kanowit, and Bintulu. They said Sibu District recorded 133 cases, Mukah (35), Kuching […]
Sarawak records a massive 760 positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 760 Covid-19 positive cases today (April 30), the second-highest in the country after Selangor (1,265), bringing the state’s tally to 30,659. There were also five fatalities. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 70 percent of the new cases were detected in Bintulu, Kapit, Sibu, and Miri districts. Bintulu accounted for 202 […]
Staggering 353 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a staggering 353 new Covid-19 cases today bringing the state’s tally to 8,650 cases. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Sibu continued to dominate with 181 cases, 67 in Meradong , 31 in Kuching, 22 in Bintulu, 18 in Kapit while Miri and Subis recordd eight each, Betong with six, three cases […]
Get tested if exposed, people told
KUCHING: Residents of Kota Samarahan were told to undergo Covid-19 screening if they showed any symptoms or were exposed to the outbreak through close contacts. Dwellers can go to health clinics for testing to prevent any further spread of the virus, said its MP Rubiah Wang. “I am saddened by the outbreak of Covid-19 in […]
Test all patients, MoH urged
KUCHING: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has once again urged the Ministry of Health (MoH) to revert to its earlier policy of testing all close contacts instead of only testing symptomatic close contacts. Its president Professor Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said the improvement is urgently needed in the ministry’s handling of asymptomatic and mild cases […]
Close contacts urged to go for testing
KUCHING: Most of the recent positive Covid-19 cases in Bintulu have been confirmed to be infections from the Pasai Siong Cluster, said Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. Therefore, he called on the cooperation of the public, especially those who attended the funeral of a resident at the longhouse involved, including those from Sibu […]
