Pandemic’s fourth wave: Two separate virus variants in Sarawak
KUCHING: There are at least two separate variants of SARS-COV-2 circulating in Sarawak during this current fourth wave of the pandemic. This has been shown by the investigations done by the Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) pertaining to the virus genetic code from different infected individuals thus far. IHCM […]
Kapit, Song under MCO from Feb 2 to 15
By Nur Shazreena Ali & Sarah Hafizah Chandra KUCHING: Kapit and Song have been placed under the movement control order (MCO) effective Feb 2 to 15. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee, in a statement on Sunday (Jan 31), said this came on the heels of the Pasai Cluster which has continued to spread unabated with the […]
Abang Johari cancels all programmes for the week
BY CLEMENT ERIK WONG KUCHING: Amidst Covid-19 fourth wave in the state, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg is also playing his part to prevent the spread of the virus. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman cum Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said on the advice of the committee, the […]
Sarawak records 153 Covid-19 cases in single day
KUCHING: Covid-19 fourth wave continued its wrath on Monday with the state registering a record-breaking 153 positive cases, the highest number detected in a single day since the first case was detected on March 13 last year. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the number of cases dwarfed all […]
Concern over ‘fourth Covid-19 wave’
KUCHING: Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian is worried over the safety of Sarawakians after three Indonesians tested positive for Covid-19 as reported last Sunday (Dec 27). He said Case 1,106 went back to Indonesia and re-entered Sarawak via illegal trails, while Cases 1,107 and 1,108 went missing after […]
