Eight slapped with compounds
KUCHING: Police have issued a total of eight compounds to errant individuals for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Kota Samarahan recorded seven compounds and one in Miri. Apart from that, the Ministry of Local Government issued 101 verbal, written, and seizure […]
India’s Covid-19 active cases lowest in 5 months
NEW DELHI: The total number of active Covid-19 cases in India stood at 352,586 as of Monday, the lowest in nearly five months, reports Xinhua news agency quoted the health ministry’s statement. “The share of active cases in the total positive cases has further shrunk to 3.57 per cent. This is lowest after 149 days,” […]
Indonesia sets goal to vaccinate 75 million people against Covid-19
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Ministry of State-owned Enterprises (BUMN) is targeting to supply non-subsidised vaccines to 75 million people within the next eight or nine months, said BUMN Minister and Chief Executive of the Committee for Handling Covid-19 and Economic Recovery (KPCPEN) Erick Thohir. The Health Ministry said medical workers will be the first group to be […]
MPs under home quarantine need to wear PPE to Dewan Rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR: Three Members of Parliament placed under the Home Surveillance Order (HSO) could attend the Dewan Rakyat sitting, here, today by strictly adhering to the standard operating procedure (SOP) including wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). Dewan Rakyat Speaker, Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun said in such cases, the MPs would first be taken in an […]
Vaccine permissible for Muslims
KUCHING: The Special Muzakarah Committee of the National Council for Malaysian Islamic Affairs has made its religious position that the Covid-19 vaccine is permissible for Muslim use, said Assistant Minister in Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs) Datuk Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi. “Based on discussion by Special Muzakarah at the federal level, the use of Covid-19 […]
Protection against flu during Covid-19
KUCHING: If you’re suffering from coughs, fever, and body aches you might be wondering whether it’s the dreaded Covid-19 or just the common flu. However, neither you nor your doctor would be able to tell the difference until you get tested for both. Thus, technical committee chairman of the Immunise4Life programme, Professor Datuk Dr Zulkifli […]
Wisma Saberkas Cluster ends
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Dec 13), maintaining the tally of positive cases at 1,075. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) also announced that the Wisma Saberkas Cluster ended after receiving no new positive cases in the last 28 days. As of Sunday, there are only two active clusters in Sarawak, […]
Two new cases in state
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new Covid-19 positive cases on Monday (Dec 7). The two cases, categorised as a locally transmitted case and an imported case detected in Serian and Kuching respectively, brought the cumulative total of Covid-19 cases detected in the state to 1,070. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the first case involved an […]
State records third day of zero case
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded zero Covid-19 case for three consecutive days on Sunday (Nov 28), as the total number of cases remains at 1,062. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Sunday (Nov 29) said there were no additional cases to the six existing active clusters in Sarawak. The active clusters are Besi Cluster, […]
Re-infection possible but rare, says expert
Covid-19: Facts vs Myths Part 1 KUCHING: Recovered Covid-19 patients are not necessarily immune from the disease, said internal and respiratory medicine expert from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Prof Dr Chai Chee Shee. He said while there were risks that patients could be re-infected, recurring cases, however, were rare. “The reinfection issue among recovered patients […]
