One new import case, S’wak still green
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one new positive Covid-19 case on Friday, breaking the four-day zero streak, as well as bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 682. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Case 682 is an import case involving a local man from Mukah and […]
Sarawak back to green again
KUCHING: Sarawak has been categorised as a green zone after no locally transmitted case was recorded in Kuching and Serian Districts for the past 14 days. “Today the districts of Kuching and Serian have changed status from yellow to green,” said the State Disaster Management Committee in a statement issued yesterday. Districts with 41 or […]
Overseas tourists: Ministry still studying entry possibility
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture is still in the process of studying the possibility of allowing overseas tourists from green zones to enter the country. Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the ministry had already identified the countries that had been labelled as green zones. “However, we need to be realistic. If […]
Samarahan, Lundu districts now green zones
KUCHING: The districts of Samarahan and Lundu have now been categorised as a green zone. This comes after no Covid-19 cases were reported in the districts for the past 14 days. However, Kuching still remains yellow, with one case reported in the last 14 days. “Serian District is also still a yellow zone. To date, […]
Green zone PDKs allowed to operate from Aug 25
KUCHING: Special needs children will be able to go back to their Community-Based Rehabilitation Centres (PDK) effective Aug 25. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) committee member Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the reopening, however, was strictly for those centres located in green zones. “Only rehabilitation centres in the green zone are allowed to resume operations […]
‘Ensure Kakus remains green’
SELANGAU: Local residents here are advised to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the government to prevent the spread of Covid-19 virus. Assistant Minister of Native Laws and Customs Datuk John Sikie Tayai said Kakus area, comprising Tatau and Selangau districts were still in the green zone. Hence it was everyone’s responsibility […]
Sarawak now green zone
KUCHING: Sarawak has now been categorised as a green zone as there have been no locally transmitted cases in all districts in the last 14 days. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the last locally transmitted case was recorded in Kuching. Uggah said no local transmissions were recorded in the […]
Bintulu is green now
KUCHING: The status of Bintulu district has changed from yellow zone to green zone, said the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). In a statement today, SDMC said this brings the number of districts with yellow zone status to two and green zone districts to 38. The number of positive Covid-19 cases reported in Sarawak […]
Covid-19 war not over yet
MUKAH: Although Mukah remains a green zone, it does not mean that the war against Covid-19 has ended. Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said everyone still has to play a key role during this period and it is important to also maintain good personal hygiene at […]
Chini by-election candidates start campaigning
PEKAN: The Chini state seat by-election campaign entered its second day today and all candidates started campaigning in a different atmosphere as the country is still battling the Covid-19 pandemic. In the past candidates would go to the ground to meet up with voters in a friendly atmosphere but things are a bit different this […]
