SDMC reviews entry procedure into Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is reviewing the entry procedure into the state following amendments made by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to the Covid-19 screening guidelines for arrivals at the country’s international entry points. “SDMC took note of the amendment and is now reviewing the entry procedure into Sarawak together with the […]
Screening for entry, transit in Bintulu extended to April 27
BINTULU: The reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rT-PCR) screening test for entry and transit in Bintulu district has been extended until Apr 27. The screening requirement was supposed to end today. Bintulu Division Resident Jack Aman Luat said the Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) decided to extend the screening test period simultaneously with the CMCO […]
Quarantine a must for returning teachers
KUCHING: All teachers entering Sarawak from Malaya, Sabah or Labuan must undergo 10 days’ quarantine at designated quarantine centres, said Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman said the rT-PCR tests would be taken on the second and eighth day. “They will be discharged on the tenth day if their […]
Sarawak tightens entry procedures
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has tightened entry procedures for people coming from West Malaysia. This is following a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases outside Sarawak. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas announced that all Malaysians and non-Malaysians (except Sarawakians) entering Sarawak from West Malaysia from Oct 4 to […]
Stricter entry measures starting tommorow
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said stricter measures on entry procedures to Sarawak will be announced tomorrow. Today he held an emergency meeting and took note of the increase in daily positive Covid-19 cases in neighbouring states and countries. “We are surrounded by a ring of fire, […]
