612 new cases in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 612 Covid-19 positive cases today (May 21), bringing the state’s tally to 40,871. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 369 cases or 60.29 percent of the new cases were detected in Miri, Bintulu, Sibu, Kapit, and Kuching districts. Sibu district accounted for 108 new cases; (103), Miri (86), Kuching (72), Kapit […]
Case probe, tracing to be done immediately
MIRI: Case investigation and contact tracing will immediately be done by the Health Department whenever a positive Covid-19 case is detected. Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin cum minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) stated that case investigation and contact tracing was a specialised skill performed by trained public health inspectors […]
Five new cases in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded five new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Jan 6), bringing the cumulative total to 1,166 cases. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement on Wednesday, said of the total, two cases each were detected in Kuching and Miri districts and one in Sibu district. In Kuching district, Case 1,162 is a local […]
Karaoke outlet temporarily closed
KUCHING: One of the karaoke and entertainment outlets, K11 at ST3 Commercial Complex, will be temporarily closed after Covid-19 positive cases had visited the premises. K11 Management Sdn Bhd said based on the outlet reservation record, Cases 1,118, 1,119 and 1,131 visited the K11 ST3 outlet on Dec 27 (Saturday) from 2.40pm to 6pm and […]
271 undergoing screening
Contact tracing operation KUCHING: A total of 271 employees who came into contact with two Covid-19 cases reported at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and the old ‘Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara’ (Intan) Sarawak building, have undergone screening. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that close contact tracing was in full swing. “To date, 271 employees […]
Bario now focus of Covid-19 contact tracing
KUCHING: Pa’ Dalih, Bario, a relatively remote hamlet in the highlands of northern Sarawak is now the focus of the Health Department to carry out contact tracing after an oil and gas worker who tested positive for Covid-19 visited the area. The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) in a statement yesterday informed that the […]
Contact tracing underway in Pa’Dalih
KUCHING: Contact tracing and further investigation into a positive Covid-19 case who is a resident of Pa’Dalih in Bario is at full swing, assured the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). This came after the State Health Department was informed by the Sepang District Health Office (PKD) in Selangor that a Sarawakian from Miri had tested […]
Sabah case’s contact tracing underway
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department will conduct contact tracing for a case confirmed to be positive by the Sabah Health Department. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the department on Sept 15 was informed by the Sabah Health Department about a confirmed Covid-19 case. The case is an engineer and manager of a plantation […]
One new imported case
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one new imported positive Covid-19 case on Sunday in Kuching, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 681. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement, the new case reported involved a local man who was studying in Dar Al-Mustafa, Yemen. He had returned from Cairo, […]
Falsifying details an irresponsible act
KUCHING: Before entering a business premises, visitors are required to provide their contact details. This is among the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the government to contain the spread of Covid-19. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Unggah Embas stressed the importance of writing accurate information for the records of the […]
