Go for screening, Uggah advises
KUCHING: State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has urged members of the public who had close contact with positive Covid-19 cases to make their way to screening facilities available in the state. He made the appeal having noted that despite good response from the public, some still refused to come forward. […]
Uggah, Sim and Rundi not infected
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas and two state ministers have tested negative for Covid-19. The ministers are Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian and Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. Dr Sim and Rundi were instructed to undergo self-quarantine after they attended a State […]
No firefighters positive of Covid-19
KUCHING: Twelve firefighters are currently identified as person under surveillance (PUS) for Covid-19, said State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) director PKPjB Khirudin Drahman. He stated, “As of date, no firefighters in Sarawak are identified as positive Covid-19. “However, twelve of our personnel are now quarantined as PUS, suspected to be infected. “The personnel are […]
More isolation centres planned
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee is now looking to set up more quarantine centres here. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the Amiruddin Baki Education Leadership and Management Training Institute and the Inland Revenue Board (LDHN) Academy had been proposed to cope with any eventuality. “In addition, we […]
Outsiders must be checked: Rep
KAPIT: Pelagus assemblyman Wilson Nyabong Ijang has expressed his concern about outsiders sneaking into this town. To address the issue he called on the police to set up a roadblock at Mujong near Baleh Bridge to prevent people from rural Baleh and Bintulu from entering this place. “A police roadblock at Jalan Kapit-Song has effectively […]
Plantation workers tested negative still quarantined
KUCHING: Twenty Indonesian oil palm plantation workers, quarantined earlier in the week, have tested negative for the Covid-19 virus. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas confirmed this at a press conference held at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here on Friday. “All the samples were negative, but they are still kept in […]
New screening centre set up
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department has moved its Covid-19 screening centre from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) to a new area here for people wanting to get tested. The screening centre now operates at the State Youth and Sports Complex, Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, located a few blocks away from the hospital, and it aims […]
Uggah visits Covid-19 screening centre
KUCHING: State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas advised those seeking evaluation at the Covid-19 screening centre at the Sarawak Youth and Sports Complex here to show maturity in abiding by the guidelines. “I would like to also advise those going there to practise social distancing and to wear face mask,” he said […]
On the look-out for Tabligh attendees
KUCHING: The relevant authorities in the state are closely monitoring the movement of four Sarawakians who were supposed to attend a Tabligh gathering in Sulawesi, Indonesia which has since been cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said that the four male individuals went to Sulawesi on […]
