Threat of virus transmission looms large
KUCHING: The recent Jalan Green, Emperoh Jambu, and Sungai Bakong clusters reflect that Covid-19 is present in the community, says Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He stressed that this meant everyone needed to apply universal precautions. “The Sungai Bakong Cluster at SMK Meradong was discovered when one of the […]
Test all patients, MoH urged
KUCHING: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has once again urged the Ministry of Health (MoH) to revert to its earlier policy of testing all close contacts instead of only testing symptomatic close contacts. Its president Professor Datuk Dr Subramaniam Muniandy said the improvement is urgently needed in the ministry’s handling of asymptomatic and mild cases […]
Emco in Kampung Sebako
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced the implementation of enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in Kampung Sebako in Lundu beginning Feb 6 to 19. The decision was made by the committee after the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the district had shown an increasing trend. Lundu is currently an orange zone with […]
178 new cases, four deaths, two clusters
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 178 Covid-19 positive cases today, bringing the state’s tally to 5,272 cases. At the same time, the state also recorded four more deaths, bringing the total number of fatalities so far to 48. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the latest cases comprised 67 from Sibu, Bintulu (24), Dalat (23), Kanowit (21), […]
New tabong cluster emerges with seven cases
KUCHING: The State Health Department has identified a new Covid-19 cluster named the Tabong Cluster. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the index case for this cluster is Case 3,718 where an individual underwent screening at a private hospital in Kuching due to Covid-19 symptoms. The number of positive cases involving this cluster to date […]
Sarawak hits 1K mark
KUCHING: The total number of Covid-19 cases in Sarawak has passed the 1,000 mark after 14 new ones were reported today, with the exact total coming up to 1,011 to date. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said all 14 cases were detected in Kuching in which 12 were from close contact tracing while the rest […]
619 screened in Wisma Saberkas contact tracing
KUCHING: A total of 619 individuals were screened for Covid-19 as part of contact tracing for the Wisma Saberkas Cluster. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said a total of 16 people, including the index case, tested positive, including the five new cases detected involving the cluster, today. “619 individuals were screened and of the total, […]
Sarawak records two new cases
KUCHING: Two new positive Covid-19 cases were recorded here today, bringing the total number in the state to 772. According to Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), Case 771 is a local ‘kuih’ seller. He underwent screening at a private hospital on Oct 22 after having difficulty going to sleep. Case 772 is a female China […]
Close contacts of Pa’Dalih patient awaiting second swab test
MIRI: All close contacts of the Covid-19 patient from Pa’Dalih, Bario are awaiting their second swab test, said Datuk Lee Kim Shin, the minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee, today. Lee, who is currently in Kuching, told New Sarawak Tribune that the close contacts, including relatives and friends of the patient, had undergone […]
Sarawak records 8 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded eight new positive Covid-19 cases today — five in Kuching, Miri (two) and Bintulu (one) — bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 732. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said case 725 was a local infection involving a close contact to a […]
