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Committee takes proactive measures

RE-SCREENING OF IDD OCCUPANTS KUCHING: In light of the Benteng Lahad Datu Cluster reported in Sabah, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has taken proactive measures to re-screen all occupants of immigration detention depots (IDDs) in Sarawak for Covid-19. In a statement from SDMC on Thursday, they said that the estimated number of occupants to […]

12 private health facilities can conduct screening

KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has approved 12 private health facilities to conduct Covid-19 screening in the state. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this when delivering SDMC’s daily Covid-19 update on Monday (Aug 24). The 12 private health facilities are Borneo Medical Centre, Kuching Specialist Hospital, Normah […]

Health lab complex in Kuching soon

KUCHING: A health laboratory complex will be built at Mile 11, Kuching-Serian Road soon. Deputy Minister of Health II, Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang, said that preliminary works for the project had already been approved under the Fourth Rolling Plan of the 11th Malaysia Plan (RP4 RMK-11). “This project proposal includes the Public Health Laboratory and […]

RTK-Antigen detects Covid-19 faster

KUCHING: The Rapid Test Kit Antigen (RTK-Antigen) has an advantage of being able to detect Covid-19 in large numbers within a short time, while the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rT-PCR) test takes a longer processing time but is able to detect Covid-19 even at a lower viral load. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham […]

Sarawak able to run over 1,500 Covid-19 tests a day

KUCHING: Sarawak has the capacity to run a total of 1,576 Covid-19 tests in a day. In revealing this, Sarawak heath director Dr Chin Zin Hing said as of now, there was no need to fully utilise all available testing facilities. “For our laboratories, we can run up to 1,576 tests at two or three […]

Come forward for screening: Dr Sim

KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has appealed to Satok Market hawkers to take the initiative and come forward for Covid-19 screening. In a Facebook post yesterday, he said that Satok Market will be undergoing an active case detection of all its hawkers. “We appeal to them to step […]

Capacity increases to 37,000 cases daily

MALAYSIA’S LAB TESTING JOHOR BAHRU: The capacity of Covid-19 screening sample testing and detection laboratories in the country has increased to 37,000 cases a day. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said thus far it involved 56 laboratories nationwide compared to 53 laboratories previously. He said that tests and screenings to detect infected and […]

Hawkers undergo Covid-19 screening

SIBU: Sibu Municipal Council (MPS) advised its hawkers here at the Sibu Central Market to undergo Covid-19 testing as a precautionary measure, said its chairman Counselor Clarence Ting Ing Horh. He said this shows the efforts of MPS who are committed to safeguarding the safety of the public and subsequently curbing the epidemic that is […]

Returning O&G employees must undergo screening

SARIKEI: Those oil and gas (O&G) employees wishing to return to their respective longhouses from outside the country must undergo Covid-19 screening test to ensure the safety of everyone. The advice came from Sarawak Dayak National Union (SDNU) President Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom in response to the several Covid-19 positive cases reported in the […]

Clinic can now detect Covid-19

Samling Resources donates medical equipment MIRI: Tudan Health Clinic can enhance its Covid-19 testing capability soon with its gift of Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) Class 2 equipment from Samling Resources Sdn Bhd. Another clinic which received a similar gift was Miri Health Clinic. One unit of the equipment cost RM35,000, disclosed Transport Minister Datuk Lee […]