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New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia drop by more than 2,500

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 22,070 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, a drop of 2,529 cases from yesterday, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a post on his official Facebook account, he said this brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 1,662,913. Dr Noor Hisham said Selangor […]

Stern action for employers forcing Covid-19 positive employees to work

KUCHING: Employers found guilty of forcing their employees who are Covid-19 positive to turn up for work can be sentenced to up to five years imprisonment or fined under Section 22 (b) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988. They can also be sentenced to six months imprisonment or fined or both, […]

Delta strain puts more children in hospital now

BY NINA MUSLIM MORE children are being hospitalised for Covid-19 now compared to any other time of this ongoing pandemic, according to doctors, as the highly contagious Delta strain becomes more dominant in Malaysia.  University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) consultant paediatric cardiologist Associate Prof Dr Norazah Zahari told Bernama more children have been coming in […]

CMS staff go through swab tests

KUCHING: An employee of Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad (CMS) was tested positive for the Covid-19 virus on July 23 and is presently undergoing medical treatment and being quarantined. The employee, who is a non-operational staff based at the firm’s headquarters, Wisma Mahmud last visited the office premises on July 16. Upon receiving the result, the […]

Parliament meeting postponed, MPs tested for Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR: The resumption of the Special Meeting of the Dewan Rakyat was postponed again today to enable all Members of Parliament (MPs) to get tested for Covid-19. Deputy Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon who presided over the sitting after it was resumed at 3.30 pm, announced that the sitting had to be postponed again after […]

11 localities undergo EMCO

KUCHING: Eleven localities were put under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO), as declared by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today (July 16). The committee said that three longhouses in Bintulu district namely Rumah (Rh) Dayang Serang, Batu 34, Jalan Bintulu-Miri; Rh Enbau Anting, Sungai Sebemban, Jalan Pesisir Kuala Tatau; and Rh Radin Jelemin, […]

Positive association between decline in cases and vaccination rollout

KUCHING: There is a positive correlation between the declines of Covid-19 positive cases and the vaccination rollout in Sarawak since May 2021, said Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing. He was referring to the data from the Health Ministry which showed that the state’s seven-day average cases on Wednesday (July […]

Delta variant of coronavirus is in Sarawak

KUCHING: The first positive case of the Delta variant (B. 1.617.2) of Covid-19 case has been detected in Sarawak. A 56-year-old local man has been detected infected with the variant on June 18. It was categorised as Import B case. A statement from the Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) of the Universiti Malaysia […]

Police hunt woman who fled isolation centre

KUCHING: Police here are on the hunt for a Covid-19 positive woman who fled from the Kolej Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu Kuching (KSKB) quarantine centre at Jalan Puncak Borneo, Padawan last Tuesday (Jul 6). Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said a police team from the Padawan District Police headquarters (IPD) is being mobilised […]

Three test positive in Kampung Sadong Jaya Laut ACD

ASAJAYA: Following active case detection (ACD) by health authorities at Kampung Sadong Jaya Laut here on Monday (July 5), three people tested positive for Covid-19. Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) reported on Tuesday (July 6) that 717 villagers placed under enhanced movement control order (EMCO) had undergone swab tests at the Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul […]