10 roadblocks set up in Kuching
KUCHING: Police have set up 10 roadblocks throughout Kuching in view of the imposed conditional movement control order (CMCO) as well as enforcing inter-district travel ban to and from the district. The roadblocks are located at Jalan Matang (E-Mart Roundabout), Jalan Temenggong Tan Meng Chong, Jalan Kuching-Samarahan Expressway, Jalan Datuk Bandar Mustapha, Jalan Matang to […]
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 50 mln
NEW YORK: Global Covid-19 cases surpassed 50 million on Sunday, reported Xinhua news agency, based on data from the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The global case count reached 50,052,204, with a total of 1,253,110 deaths worldwide as of 11:24 am local time (1624 GMT), the CSSE data showed. […]
All state reps test negative for virus
KUCHING: Members of the State Legislature have all tested negative for Covid-19. State Legislative Assembly (DUN) Speaker Datuk Amar Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar, who revealed this at a press conference after attending the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) Pre-Council Meeting chaired by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg at Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) […]
Two new positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two new positive Covid-19 cases here on Sunday (Nov 8) — one each in Kuching and Miri — bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 987. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said case 986 is a local male senior citizen who underwent Covid-19 screening at a private hospital […]
Immigration counters closed for two weeks
KUCHING: The Malaysian Immigration Department service counters and offices here will be temporarily closed following the enforcement of the conditional movement control order (CMCO) here from tomorrow (Nov 9) until Nov 22. The department on Sunday (Nov 8) said the closure will involve service counters at Bangunan Sultan Iskandar in Simpang Tiga and Urban Transformation […]
15 compounded for SOP violation
LAWAS: Fifteen persons were compounded for violating the standard operating procedure (SOP) under the recovery movement control order (RMCO) on Saturday (Nov 7). Lawas district police chief DSP Roslan Leman said seven women and eight men, aged between 18 and 62 years old, were fined during an inspection carried out on premises throughout the district. […]
Closure of schools — rational decision
KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) welcomed the announcement by the Ministry of Education (MOE) of the closure of schools nationwide. KGBS president Ahmad Malie said the decision, which was announced by Senior Minister of Education, Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin, is rational as it could assist the government in dealing with the spread […]
Schools nationwide to close from tomorrow
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Education (MOE) today announced that schools nationwide will be closed until the last day of the school session for this year. Education Minister Dr Radzi Jidin said for schools in Kedah, Johor, Kelantan and Terengganu, the last day of school is on Dec 17, while in other states, it is Dec […]
US Covid-19 cases hit record for third day, topping 127,000
WASHINGTON: The United States has set a third straight daily record for new Covid-19 infections, notching more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University reported Friday. And the death toll as of 8:30 pm (0130 GMT) over the past 24 hours was 1,149, the Baltimore-based university said. The outbreak has been surging for weeks across the […]
Two swab tests needed to confirm health status
KUCHING: An individual requires two swab tests to determine if he/she is free from Covid-19. Director of State Health Department, Dr Chin Zin Hing explained it would take two tests to ascertain whether an individual was free or not from Covid-19. “Those who undergo the first Covid-19 swab test at private health facilities are advised […]
