Next four weeks very critical for Kuching

Dr Sim Covid

KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian believes that more Covid-19 clusters will be declared in Kuching. He said this prediction was based on the locations of exposure and extensive community spread, with certain exposure locations repeating numerous times. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor pointed out that on […]

Malaysia records 3,807 new Covid cases today

KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia continued to breach the 3,000 mark when 3,807 cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 444,484, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a posting on his Twitter page, he said Selangor continued to top the daily list with 1,149 cases, followed by […]

Onus on enforcement agencies to keep people safe

KUCHING: Enforcement agencies play an important role in taking disciplinary action against social gathering organisers who do not abide by the existing standard operating procedures (SOPs). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said since the beginning of the year until now, social or public gathering is the main factor behind the spike in positive Covid-19 […]

1,384 new Covid cases, six deaths nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country increased slightly today to 1,384 —compared to the 1,116 yesterday — with another six fatalities recorded. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said this brought the cumulative number of cases in the country to 335,540, with 14,454 still active. “Of the total […]

1,671 new Covid cases nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 1,671 new Covid-19 cases today, with Selangor recording the highest number at 652, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said that over the 24-hour period as at noon today, there were 1,585 recoveries and four deaths, bringing the cumulative figure for recovered cases to 316,042 and the […]

1,219 new Covid cases, two deaths reported Wednesday

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has recorded 1,219 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths in the past 24 hours, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said that during the same period, 1,346 recovered cases were reported, bringing the cumulative number of patients who have recovered from Covid-19 to 310,958, while the total number […]

New Covid cases up by 1,448

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,448 new daily Covid-19 cases were reported today, a slight increase from 1,280 reported yesterday, bringing the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia to 317,717 cases. Health-director general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the number of recoveries was 2,137, higher than the new cases reported, bringing the […]

1,683 new Covid cases, three deaths reported nationwide

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of daily Covid-19 positive cases in the country remained below 2,000 for the second straight day, with 1,683 cases reported today, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. A total of 2,506 recoveries were also recorded while there were three fatalities due to the pandemic, taking the death toll […]

State records 201 new Covid-19 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 201 new positive Covid-19 cases on Sunday (March 7), bringing the state’s tally to 11,096. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that of the total positive cases, 75 were recorded in Sibu District, Kapit (37), Bau (18), Miri (16), Kuching (12), Betong (nine), eight cases each in Bintulu and Sri Aman, Serian […]

Sarawak records 153 Covid-19 cases in single day

KUCHING: Covid-19 fourth wave continued its wrath on Monday with the state registering a record-breaking 153 positive cases, the highest number detected in a single day since the first case was detected on March 13 last year. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the number of cases dwarfed all […]