Sarawak’s newest cluster identified
KUCHING: A new Covid-19 cluster in Sarawak, dubbed the Abell Cluster, has been identified. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this cluster brings the total number of active clusters to six. The other five clusters are the Wisma Saberkas Cluster, Bah Arnab Cluster, Baki Cluster, Seladah Cluster and Greenhill Cluster, all in Kuching. “Today […]
New cluster in Kuching
KUCHING: A new cluster was declared in Sarawak on Wednesday (Oct 28), namely the Greenhill Cluster in Kuching District. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the index case of this cluster was Case 798, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Oct 26. “A total of 45 contacts of the case have been […]
Kuching turns red again
KUCHING: This city and the district as a whole is now a Covid-19 red zone. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this came after 49 locally transmitted positive cases were detected within the past two weeks. “Thirty-nine other districts remain green,” he said during SDMC’s press conference today. The […]
Four new cases from Kuching Bah Arnab Cluster
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four new locally-transmitted positive Covid-19 cases today, all of which were detected in Kuching and relating to the Bah Arnab Cluster. In a statement today, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this brought the cumulative tally of cases in the state thus far to 763. “All these cases are close contacts […]
New cluster identified
KUCHING: Sarawak now has a new Covid-19 cluster identified as Taman Putrajaya Cluster following five related positive cases reported in Bintulu. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the index case for the cluster was Case 733 which was reported on Thursday. “The index case underwent a screening test at […]
Bah Arnab cluster in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak now has a new Covid-19 cluster identified as Bah Arnab Cluster following four positive cases reported in the state involving members of a family. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the case index for the cluster was case 719 which was reported last Tuesday. “The case had […]
Mambong Cluster ends, one to go
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has declared an end to the Mambong Cluster after no new cases were reported within 28 days from the date of the last case. SDMC in a statement today there was only one remaining active cluster in the state – the Alam Cluster with seven cases. The Mambong Cluster […]
Kuching Construction Company Cluster ends
KUCHING: The end of the Kuching Construction Company Cluster was declared on Saturday after no new cases were reported within 28 days from the date of the last case. With this, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Saturday said there were six remaining active clusters in the state — the Engineering […]
Residents live ‘under siege’
KUCHING: Residents in Samarahan have expressed fear and concern over Covid-19, with the area in a somewhat precarious position with several clusters surrounding it. Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos explained that Kota Samarahan was in a difficult position – not too far away in the east are the Covid-19 clusters of […]
More tests to be done in Kota Sentosa
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has announced that in view of the increasing positive cases in the Sentosa Cluster, the Sarawak Health Department (JKNS) will expand random testing around Kota Sentosa area. At the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Covid-19 daily update press conference yesterday (July 24), JKNS director Dr Chin […]
