566 new cases, 11 fatalities

KUCHING: The state reported 566 new positive cases and 11 fatalities yesterday (Oct 29). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 554 of the new cases were in Categories 1 and 2, while 12 were Categories 3, 4 and 5 cases. Kuching District reported the most cases with 138 followed by Miri (84); Sibu (79); Lawas […]

179 cases, one fatality and one new cluster

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 179 new positive Covid-19 cases today bringing the state’s tally to 4,124 cases. At the same time, there was one Covid-19 related death, bringing the total number of fatalities so far to 36. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the latest cases comprised 65 from Sibu, […]

Foreign spouses: Who pays their quarantine costs?

KUCHING: Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah declined to comment on foreign spouses of Sarawakians who wish to reunite with their partners in the state but have been unable to do so due to the high cost of quarantine. She said it would be best if the […]