Active cases dip below 100
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Covid-19 active cases in the country dipped under 100 today, with the recovery rate now standing at 97.6 per cent. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 85 active cases were recorded today, while 62 patients have recovered and discharged, bringing cumulative recoveries to 8,437 cases. “Three new cases […]
Available at Sibu Hospital
COVID-19 TESTS SIBU: Covid-19 swab tests can now be done at Sibu Hospital following the commissioning of its new monitoring lab. Results of the tests can be made available on the same day instead of 4-5 days previously. The opening of the lab was made possible with donations from Ta Ann Group of Companies which […]
Foreign workers might get tested for Covid-19
KUCHING: Sarawak is currently considering screening foreign workers for Covid-19. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said so far, there was no condition that foreign workers at construction sites or plantations must be tested because private testing was very limited. “However, we are studying the matter. For instance in Kuala […]
Tests required before entering S’wak
KUCHING: Effective June 9, all Malaysians entering Sarawak by air, land, or sea will be tested for Covid-19 in their respective states three days before they travel. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that this included civil servants from Malaya, Sabah and Labuan. He said that the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) […]
Covid-19 screening for all these students
KUCHING: All public higher learning institution (IPTA) and private higher learning institution (IPTS) students who returned to their hometowns in the state recently must undergo Covid-19 screening in their respective divisions. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said the respective divisional SDMC would contact the students who had not been screened yet. “SDMC […]
IPT cluster prompts samples on landing
KUCHING: All those arriving from Semenanjung, Sabah and Labuan will have their samples taken on landing. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this is one of the latest precautionary measures taken by the committee following an IPT (higher learning institution) cluster reported outside Sarawak. “They will be screened and […]
36 Covid-19 positive cases today
PUTRAJAYA: A total of 36 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported as at noon today, with 28 of them involving non-Malaysian citizens, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this brings to 6,855 the total of Covid-19 positive cases in the country, while the number of infectivity cases is 1,304. There were […]
Public prefer takeways
BY NUR SHAZREENA ALI KUCHING: Despite the easing of the movement control order (MCO), people are still reluctant to dine at restaurants and coffee shops in Petra Jaya here. New Sarawak Tribune noticed at a few coffee shops and cafes at Matang Jaya that tables and chairs were spaced widely and floors were marked with […]
Proper preparation underway to ensure smooth parliamentary meetings
KUALA LUMPUR: Preparations are underway to ensure the Dewan Rakyat and Senate sittings this Monday are held smoothly and free of Covid-19. The preparation is being carried out with the assistance of various agencies to ensure the Parliament fully adhere to the standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the Health Ministry, although the sittings will be held for […]
Socso denies collaboration with MYEG
KUALA LUMPUR: The Social Security Organisation (Socso) today denied there had been any collaboration with MY EG Services Bhd (MYEG) pertaining to the implementation of its Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP), Socso in a statement today said applications for the programme can only be made through its portal at https://prihatin.perkeso.gov.my. “Conditions and screening procedures are also available on […]
