Longhouse folk to undergo swab tests
KUCHING: The arrangement for a medical team to fly to Rh Long Jeeh, Ulu Baram to carry out Covid-19 swab tests on its residents today was postponed to today due to a technical problem with the helicopter. Following alternative arrangements made by Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, the team, comprising two doctors, two health […]
Dennis urges constituents to go for swab test
LONG LAMA: People who went to places that were visited by Covid-19 positive cases are advised to contact the health authorities to undergo swab test. Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau said, this is important to prevent the virus from further spreading. He gave the advice following one positive Covid-19 case detected in the area (Telang […]
Three municipal employees test positive
SIBU: Three Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) staff, stationed at the council depot here, tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. SMC chairman Clarence Ting, in a statement today, said the infection originated from one of the staff who was confirmed positive for Covid-19 last Saturday. Following that, all SMC staff at the depot were instructed to […]
Individuals with symptoms advised to stay at home
KUCHING: State Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing has urged individuals showing signs of Covid-19 symptoms to stay at home to prevent the spread of the infection. “I would like to urge any individual, who has already shown signs of Covid-19 symptoms such as sore throat, loss of sense of taste and smell, but did […]
We want to avoid being stigmatised
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok has appealed to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to clarify the purpose of publishing the list of locations visited by confirmed Covid-19 cases. He said this was to avoid any unwanted stigmatisation and prejudice towards the affected business premises. “SDMC should highlight and make it […]
1,235 villagers undergo swab test
MIRI: A total 1,235 villagers from five longhouses in Beluru here have undergone Covid-19 swab tests today. The longhouses involved were Rumah Emah, Rumah Apol, Rumah Chabu, Rumah Anrhony and Rumah Justine. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also minister in-charge of the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), said Beluru district has been placed under […]
Come forward for swab tests
MIRI: The Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) is appealing to residents who attended the funeral at Rumah Langi Pasai Siong, Sibu recently to come forward to Miri Health Office for Covid-19 swab tests. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin made the call after the latest positive case was recorded at Rumah Emah in Beluru […]
Assemblymen undergo Covid-19 swab test
DUN Session KUCHING: Members of the State Legislature underwent Covid-19 swab test at the DUN Complex here on Friday. The swab test is a requirement for all members of the legislature and State Cabinet prior to the DUN Sitting which will take place beginning next Monday. Respective assemblymen were seen arriving as early as 9am […]
Close contacts of Pa’Dalih patient awaiting second swab test
MIRI: All close contacts of the Covid-19 patient from Pa’Dalih, Bario are awaiting their second swab test, said Datuk Lee Kim Shin, the minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee, today. Lee, who is currently in Kuching, told New Sarawak Tribune that the close contacts, including relatives and friends of the patient, had undergone […]
More people ignoring SOPs now
BY MUHAMMAD BASIR ROSLAN KUALA LUMPUR: Many Malaysians were taken aback by news reports that 600 pupils of a primary school in Penang were forced to undergo swab tests and quarantine themselves at home after one of their teachers tested positive for Covid-19. The teacher, who is in her 40s, is the wife of a […]
