State tally now 1,032 cases with 13 new ones
KUCHING: Sarawak today recorded 13 new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally of cases in the state to 1,032. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 12 cases were reported in Kuching, and one in Lawas. Of the cases in Kuching, 11 test positive after close contacts with other positive cases. “Case 1,020, 1,021, 1,022, […]
Over 500 waiting for test results
KUCHING: All individuals who have been screened at Emart Batu Kawa here beginning Friday are currently waiting for their laboratory test results. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said contact tracing for Covid-19 cases was actively conducted at the venue following two positive cases detected the day before. “A total […]
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, […]
814 villagers screened today
KUCHING: By noon today, 814 villagers at Kampung Haji Baki had undergone their first Covid-19 screening and are awaiting the test results. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas was pleased with the villagers’ cooperation. “We really appreciate that,” he told the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Covid-19 update press conference today. SDMC enforced […]
800 villagers to be screened today
KUCHING: Some 800 residents of Kampung Haji Baki are expected to be screened for Covid-19 today. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas who revealed this, said he was impressed with the preparations done by all related agencies at the Kampung Haji Baki Covid-19 operation centre. “There are 628 houses here […]
Tests available at five clinics on Friday
KUCHING: The State Health Department (JKNS) will provide facilities for Covid-19 testing at five health clinics here starting this Friday (Oct 30). Its director Dr Chin Zin Hing said there had been much demand for such testing facilities from concerned individuals who felt that they may have had contact with positive Covid-19 cases, but they […]
312 tested for virus at shopping mall
KUCHING: A total of 312 individuals underwent screening via reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rT-PCR) tests under the active case detection (ACD) operation at Galacity here on Oct 26. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that as of 12pm on Wednesday (Oct 28), all individuals screened were still awaiting laboratory results. “A […]
Crew to undergo screening
KUCHING: All surviving crew from Dayang Topaz, a vessel which hit an offshore oil platform in a maritime accident earlier today, will undergo Covid-19 screening. According to State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, the move is a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the virus in the state. “We are […]
271 undergoing screening
Contact tracing operation KUCHING: A total of 271 employees who came into contact with two Covid-19 cases reported at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and the old ‘Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara’ (Intan) Sarawak building, have undergone screening. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that close contact tracing was in full swing. “To date, 271 employees […]
Covid-19 test results explained
KUCHING: State Health Department (JKNS) director Dr Chin Zin Hing has shed some light on results of Covid-19 tests in the state. This pertains to why some individuals who tested negative for Covid-19 just before entering Sarawak but later tested positive upon undergoing a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rT-PCR) test in Sarawak. He said […]
