Two new deaths take the state’s toll to 105
KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday (Mar 29) recorded two new deaths related to Covid-19, taking the state’s cumulative toll to 105. State Disaster Management Committee in a statement yesterday said the first death was that of a 62-year-old local woman who was treated at Miri Hospital for respiratory distress. “She developed cough symptoms a few days after […]
Spike in cases worries association
KUCHING: Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) is concerned over the spike in Covid-19 cases from the Bukit Semuja Immigration Depot in Serian. It urges the relevant authority to request all detention centres to observe the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to combat the spread of Covid-19. SPA chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng said that it […]
New cluster detected in Simanggang district
KUCHING: The State Health Department has identified a new cluster in Simanggang district — Taman Vistagro cluster which consists of Taman Vistagro. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement on Monday (Mar 29) said the index case is case 14,911, a local 62-year-old man who was detected through screening of symptomatic individuals at a […]
Covid-19 cases fall to three digits
Malaysia records 941 new cases, lowest since December last year KUALA LUMPUR: After four months, Malaysia begins to record less than a thousand daily cases of Covid-19 with only 941 cases reported today, the lowest since December last year. The last time the country recorded less than a thousand cases was on Dec 9 last […]
Srikandi stands firm behind PM Muhyiddin, prepared to contest all seats in GE15
KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Srikandi will always stand firm behind Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to face the 15th General Election (GE15) and is prepared to contest all seats if Umno refused to tolerate it. Its chief, Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun, said healthy politics and the creation of a sense […]
Phase 2 of covid-19 vaccination to commence April 19
PUTRAJAYA: The phase two of the national vaccination exercise which prioritises the elderly, those with morbidity problems and persons with disabilities will commence on April 19, said Coordinating Minister of the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme, Khairy Jamaluddin. He said recipients would be notified on vaccination appointment from April 5, two weeks prior to the appointment […]
Janssen Covid-19 vaccine eligible for approval
SEOUL: A South Korean panel of experts said Monday that vaccines for the novel coronavirus by Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen showed 66.9 per cent efficacy, paving the way for the authorisation of the country’s third Covid-19 vaccine, reported Yonhap. The advisory board consisting of outside experts announced its review on the efficacy and safety of […]
Boost joins DuitNow QR system to support economic regeneration in contactless way
KUALA LUMPUR: Homegrown e-wallet Boost has announced that it is now part of the PayNet Real Time Retail Payment Platform (RPP) and will adopt DuitNow QR, effective today. Boost chief executive officer Mohd Khairil Abdullah said this new participation by Boost is timely as it expands its offline digital payment offerings and capabilities to help […]
Two zones turn green taking state total to eight
KUCHING: Tatau and Pusa have turned green after zero case was recorded in both districts in the last two weeks. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that now Sarawak has a total of eight green zones. “Song district turned orange today (March 28) after recording a total of 35 local positive cases in the […]
Have Phase 4 immunisation for red zones
KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has suggested having a fourth phase for the immunisation programme in red zones in Sarawak. According to him, Sibu, Kapit, Bintulu and other red zones should be in the fourth phase of the programme. “Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas has written and […]
