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Miri mayor contracts COVID-19

MIRI: Miri mayor Adam Yii Siew Sang has tested positive for COVID-19. The Pujut assemblyman in a social media post said he received his PCR test result on Wednesday (March 9) and advised those who have come into close contact with him to do their RTK self-test and the PCR test as well. “Given the […]

Go for testing if you are symptomatic

By Nazrinzulaiqa Hasbi & Aisyah Suhiri  KUCHING: Patients who are symptomatic should get themselves checked no matter how minor the symptoms may appear to be, said Dr Helmy Hazmi. The Associate Professor attached to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) added that symptomatic individuals with underlying comorbidities like obesity, […]

Germany to charge unvaccinated people for Covid-19 tests

BERLIN: Germany will no longer offer free Covid-19 tests for unvaccinated people, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. “As we are now in a position to offer vaccination for the entire population in Germany, we would be ending free tests on Oct 11,” Merkel said at a news conference in Berlin, following a videoconference meeting with […]

Sheda welcomes free vaccination

KUCHING: The state government’s aim to vaccinate the population including legal and illegal foreign workers is a good strategy to achieve herd immunity quickly and to save Sarawak from having to lock down its cities and towns again, said Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. As for who should bear the cost of vaccination for these foreign […]

Man’s body found in Kota Samarahan bush

KOTA SAMARAHAN: The body of a man was found in a bush near a factory in Tanjung Bundong here by members of the public on Monday (Sept 14). Samarahan District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said a team was sent to the location following a call regarding the shocking discovery around 12.30pm. The deceased, 33, […]

All traders under MBKS screened

KUCHING: All traders at the three markets under Kuching City South Council (MBKS) have taken their Covid-19 tests since last Wednesday. The three markets involved are Sungai Apong Market, Petanak Market and Kenyalang Market. This was said by MBKS mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng in reply to a query during a live session conducted on […]

Pay your own Covid-19 screening cost from today

PUTRAJAYA: Beginning today Malaysians and foreigners entering the country will have to bear the cost of Covid-19 tests which are conducted upon their arrival, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said, however, three categories of individuals including differently abled people (OKU) carrying the OKU card issued by the Social Welfare […]

GOF arrest 13 illegal immigrants

KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) successfully foiled two attempts to smuggle in 13 Indonesians at the Sarawak-Kalimantan border over the weekend. Sarawak Commissioner of Police Datuk Aidi Ismail confirmed that the 13 illegal immigrants were arrested in the middle of the night during an operation codenamed “Op Covid Benteng”. Three vehicles driven by three […]

Take Covid-19 test before returning

Malaysians abroad advised to take Covid-19 swab test three days before returning PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians abroad are advised to take the Covid-19 swab test three days before returning home, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said it was due to the issue of a long queue for those returning from overseas […]