All cabinet ministers must undergo Covid-19 screening
PUTRAJAYA: All Cabinet ministers have been instructed to undergo a Covid-19 screening test after two ministers confirmed positive for Covid-19, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said that the move for all cabinet ministers to undergo the Covid-19 screening test was a precautionary and control measure (to curb the virus transmission). “In […]
Sibu folk told to comply with SOPs at clinic
SIBU: The public who are going for the Covid-19 screening at Lanang Health Clinic here has been advised to adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs). Sibu Division Health Officer Dr Teh Jo Hun said a large number of them have turned up at the clinic and has made it difficult for medical staff to […]
Funeral attendees urged to go for screening
KUCHING: The Sibu Division Health Office is calling for residents who attended a funeral at Rumah Langi, Pasai Siong between Dec 29 and 31 last year to immediately go for Covid-19 screening. On a Facebook post, it said that the Lanang and Sibu Jaya health clinics are open from 9am to 12pm on Jan 10; […]
KKM to bear all cost of Covid-19 screening, quarantine for returning teachers to Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The health ministry (KKM) will fully bear the costs of Covid-19 screening for teachers, lecturers and their family members who are returning to Sabah and Sarawak for duty, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said the costs of quarantine for this group of people who are returning to Sarawak […]
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 […]
Send foreign worker immediately for screening
KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) urged employers to immediately send their foreign workers for Covid-19 screening to curb the pandemic. Its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohammed Azman Aziz Mohammed, in a statement today, said since Dec 1 until noon on Tuesday, a total of 74,482 screening tests involving a total of 2,601 employers, […]
Call to help track them down five foreign men who fled after screening
KOTA SAMARAHAN: The police are calling for the cooperation of the public to track down five Indonesian men who fled after undergoing Covid-19 screening on Dec 21. Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said two of them were confirmed positive for Covid-19 based on the screening results on Dec 23. He said the […]
Test on foreign workers is a good move
KUCHING: Requiring all foreign workers to undergo the Covid-19 screening test starting Jan 1 next year is a good move to content the spread of infection, particularly in high-risk areas. This was said by Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok, adding that the testing of the foreign […]
Workers’ accommodations to be inspected
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will assess workers’ accommodations at plantations, factories and construction sites. SDMC chairman, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, said that the decision was made after the increase in the number of positive cases in Malaya was mainly among such workers. Uggah added that SDMC has made an early call […]
Construction workers must be protected from virus
KUALA LUMPUR: Preventive measures at construction sites must be taken seriously including ensuring that all foreign workers are screened for Covid-19, said Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) chief executive Datuk Ir Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid. He said ensuring that all foreign workers undergo the RTK Antigen test was necessary to curb the transmission of the […]
