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Quarantine breakers to face stern actions

SIBU: The State Health Department has warned that stern actions would be taken against those who break their Covid-19 quarantine. State Chief Environmental Health Officer, Billy Sujang, said yesterday that the stern actions included hauling offenders to court for violating the Observation and Surveillance of Covid-19 Contacts Order under Section 15(1) of the Prevention and […]

Covid-19 cases reach three digits again

PUTRAJAYA: The number of positive Covid-19 cases reported on Thursday (June 4) again reached three digits with 277 cases recorded, of which 271 involved non-Malaysians. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that of the total, there were only four local transmissions among Malaysians and two imported cases involving Malaysians who were infected overseas. […]

S Korea struggles to flatten virus curve again

SEOUL: South Korea reported more than 50 new virus cases for the second consecutive day Friday, all in the Seoul metropolitan area due to logistics centre-tied cluster infections, threatening to derail health authorities’ virus fight amid lingering concerns about community spread, Yonhap news agency reported. The newly added 58 Covid-19 cases, including 55 local infections, […]

New cases remain at two digits

PUTRAJAYA: Forty new positive Covid-19 cases have been reported in Malaysia, among the lowest recorded since the imposition of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said 31 of the new cases are foreigners and there are no imported cases. “The number of positive Covid-19 […]

Zero infection two straight days

Limbang is now green, says Uggah KUCHING: There was no Covid-19 positive case reported yesterday and Limbang Division was elevated from yellow to green zone. This means the state had no positive cases reported for two consecutive days. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said there are six recoveries and they had been discharged […]

Do easing of MCO gradually

KUCHING: Federation of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions Chinese Associations president Datuk Richard Wee is of the view that in Sarawak, the easing of the movement control order (MCO) should be done cautiously and in stages, with local needs taken into account. “We need to have our own considerations. We can use the federal government’s […]

Don’t compromise state’s efforts

KUCHING: The decision taken by the Sarawak government for not enforcing the conditional movement control order (CMCO) first is indeed very apt because the number of Covid-19 cases is still fluctuating. Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Penguang Manggil said Sarawak should not compromise its efforts on the war against the Covid-19 pandemic […]

MCO extension necessary prior to CMCO

KUCHING: Further extension of the current movement control order (MCO) is necessary prior to implementing conditional MCO in the state. In stating this, Muara Tuang assemblyman Datuk Idris Buang pointed out that an additional two or three weeks of extended MCO was vital for the safety and lives of Sarawakians. He added the current figures […]

Workers’ Day in the new normal

KUALA LUMPUR: Today, Malaysian workers observe Workers’ Day while still in the movement control order (MCO) period, with a new atmosphere brought about by challenges arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. There are no gatherings planned by the federal or state governments to celebrate the day, and this is part of the new normal which Malaysians […]

84 recoveries, 57 new cases, 2 deaths today

PUTRAJAYA: The Covid-19 new positive cases in the country remain in double digits with another 57 cases recorded as at noon today, bringing the tally to 6,002 cases. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said of the new cases, 25 are imported while the remaining are local transmissions. He said today also recorded 84 […]