Food packs for people undergoing home quarantine
MUKAH: Food packs were distributed to folk currently undergoing home quarantine at various villages here on Tuesday. The distribution was arranged by Tellian assemblyman Yussibnosh Balo’s Service Centre. Tellian Service Centre officer Felix Pieng said 26 packs were distributed to Kampung Petanak, three to Kampung Tellian Laut, two each to Kampung Tellian Tengah and Kampung […]
Red Crescent member under home quarantine
MIRI: A staff member of the Miri Red Crescent Dialysis Centre (MRCDC) Management Committee who was found positive for Covid-19 on Jan 22 is on a strict home quarantine since Jan 11 after being identified as one of the close contacts to a dialysis patient who was reported Covid-19 positive on Jan 10. This was […]
Indoor stadium abuzz with activity as Sibu folk undergo tests
SIBU: The indoor stadium here opened its doors to the public to undergo Covid-19 tests at 9am, Tuesday (Jan 12). Members of the public converged on the premises, seizing the opportunity provided by the Ministry of Health (MoH). Assistant Local Government and Housing Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee praised Sibu folk for their cooperation in coming […]
No more home surveillance order
KUCHING: Tamin assemblyman Christopher Gira hopes that no more home surveillance order (HSO) will be issued to Sarawakian returnees, especially those that need to undergo home quarantine in the rural areas. He expressed his concern following the newly declared Covid-19 cluster named Pasai Cluster in Sibu involving 38 cases including the index case, Case 1,175, […]
SDMC’s home quarantine decision fair
PUSA: The decision by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to disallow those returning to Sarawak from undergoing home quarantine is fair, says Razaili Gapor. Home quarantine invited anxiety and concern among the people at large as it was difficult to control, added the Beting Maro assemblyman. “Individuals who have been instructed to undergo home […]
Jailed, fined for flouting home surveillance order
‘MAKCIK GELANG PINK’ IPOH: A senior citizen who has been viraled as the ‘woman with pink bracelet’ was sentenced to a day’s jail and fined RM8,000, in, default six months’ jail, by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for flouting the Home Surveillance Order (HSO). Magistrate Nabihah Mohd Noor meted out the sentence on Nur Emah […]
Home quarantine for these travellers
MIRI: Travellers from Malaya, Labuan and Sabah returning here, and whose residential addresses are in this district, will be issued home quarantine order by health officials, said Minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee Datuk Lee Kim Shin on Sunday. “The date and time for their day-two swab will be explained and written on […]
Five workers ordered to stay home
KUCHING ENGINEERING COMPANY CLUSTER KUCHING: Arkitek KDI SB said five of its employees, who had contact with a positive Covid-19 case (case 579), went for Covid-19 tests and that their results came back negative. The architect firm, in a statement on Monday, said that on July 7, the employees had contact with a KTA engineer […]
Covid-19 screening for all these students
KUCHING: All public higher learning institution (IPTA) and private higher learning institution (IPTS) students who returned to their hometowns in the state recently must undergo Covid-19 screening in their respective divisions. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said the respective divisional SDMC would contact the students who had not been screened yet. “SDMC […]
