US marks 277,000 Covid cases in 24 hours, a new record
WASHINGTON: The United States on Saturday saw its highest number yet of coronavirus cases recorded in one day, with more than 277,000 infections. The hardest-hit country in the world by the pandemic, the United States has marked 20.4 million cases overall and just under 350,000 deaths. Infections have been surging in recent months, with top […]
India conducts Covid-19 vaccination trial run
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday began a massive nationwide one-day exercise for the trial run of coronavirus vaccination in the country, Anadolu Agency reported according to the country’s Health Ministry. All states are participating in the exercise for gearing up for the roll out of Covid-19 vaccine across the country, said officials. “The objective of […]
New Covid-19 cluster identified
KUCHING: A new Covid-19 cluster named the Mador Cluster has been identified by the State Health Department. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Saturday (Jan 2) said that this cluster involved Meradong and Sibu District. It said the index case for this cluster was Case 1,115 that were detected on Dec 30 […]
Sarawak records five new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded five new Covid-19 positive cases on Saturday (Jan 2), with four cases reported in Sibu and one in Bintulu. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today, said this brings the total number of cases in the state to 1,130. It said Case 1,126 involved a five-year-old boy from Kedah […]
15 arrested for violating SOP
KUCHING: The owner of a karaoke lounge in Bintulu was arrested for not adhering to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to curb the spread of Covid-19. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Saturday (Jan 2) said the police also arrested 14 foreign customers of whom two are Filipinos and 14 mainland Chinese. […]
Muhyiddin saved Malaysia
KUCHING: One good thing to come of this year was the appointment of Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister, said political analyst Datuk Peter Minos. He said that despite being harassed and castigated at every turn by his political opponents, Muhyiddin had really saved Malaysia. “He made very good and wise decisions in tackling […]
MOH urged to come up with new guidelines for asymptomatic cases
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii hopes that the Ministry of Health (MOH) would come out with new guidelines as soon as possible for asymptomatic Covid-19 cases that need to undergo home quarantine. He said this in response to Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah’s statement that individuals who tested positive for the virus […]
Operations to stop entry of illegal immigrants
KUCHING: The state is set to launch ‘Ops Jala’ in a few days’ time to quell the entry of illegal immigrants into Sarawak. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in announcing this, emphasised the importance of controlling the threat of Covid-19 transmission through illegal immigrants. He said since Sept 1 during […]
SDMC evaluates Sibu’s lack of quarantine centres
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is evaluating closely the current lack of Covid-19 quarantine centres in Sibu, said its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Addressing recent concerns in regard to arrivals from West Malaysia who were ordered to undergo home quarantine due to shortage of hotel rooms for quarantine, Uggah said there […]
State records two new Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: Two new Covid-19 cases were recorded in this district on Monday (Dec 28), bringing the cumulative total number of cases to 1,110. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the first case was a local woman who returned from Congo via a flight to Kuala Lumpur before arriving at Kuching […]
