Zero case again for Sarawak today
By Voon Yih Boon KUCHING: After consecutive days of positive Covid-19 cases reported in Sarawak the state finally returned to zero case on Sunday (Oct 11). Thus, the state’s total number of positive cases remained at 751. In a statement issued today, Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) revealed that Lawas has turned into a green […]
Biggest cluster ends: MoH
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia’s biggest Covid-19 cluster that originated from the Seri Petaling Mosque tabligh gathering has recorded zero case and, thus, declared to have ended yesterday, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the cluster was detected following a religious gathering at the mosque, which was held from Feb 27 to March 3, and which was […]
Church conference cluster ends
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced the end of the Covid-19 church conference cluster in Kuching, one of the earliest clusters detected at the beginning of the outbreak in Malaysia. In a statement yesterday, Health director-general, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah congratulated the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and all personnel who had […]
187 new Covid-19 cases, mostly foreigners
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 187 new Covid-19 positive cases today, with the majority involving non-citizens. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the total, 10 cases were imported cases, involving seven Malaysians and three permanent residents or spouses of Malaysian citizens, while 177 cases were local transmissions. “Of the 177 local transmission cases, 173 involved foreign nationals, of which 155 […]
SGH lockdown not necessary: Uggah
SAMARAHAN: There is no reason to enforce a lockdown on the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said although there was a Covid-19 cluster involving healthcare workers and 52 healthcare workers had tested positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday (April 28), the majority of them had not […]
One cluster traced to Kuching
DRASTIC INCREASE IN CASES PUTRAJAYA: Two clusters closely connected to a large gathering of people have been identified as contributing factors to the drastic increase in the number of positive Covid-19 cases, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said investigations conducted by the Health Ministry found that the two clusters involved a religious assembly in […]
