Screening centre at stadium to be closed

SIBU: Following the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) in Sibu Division, the Covid-19 screening centre at the Sibu Indoor Stadium will be closed effective Jan 16 in order to prevent the public from gathering. The Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said, however, the drive-through screening centre  at  the Sarawak State Library,  Sibu […]

Two more Covid-19 drive-through screening centres

KUCHING: Sarawak has set up two more Covid-19 drive-through screening centres to increase its testing capacity, particularly in red zones, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah, who is also Sarawak Disaster Management Committee chairman, said the two new screening centres are in Kota Samarahan and at the Petra Jaya Health Clinic here. “The drive-through screening […]

More ‘drive thru’ screening proposed

KUCHING: Petra Jaya Health Clinic has started a ‘drive thru’ screening and sampling centre specifically for medical or frontline staff. Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii said such facilities would help to ease the testing workload at the Youth and Sports Complex which could then focus on testing the general public. “We were informed by the […]