718 new cases, two new deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 718 new positive Covid-19 cases today (June 15), bringing the state’s case tally to 56,905. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 426 of these cases, or 59.33 percent, were detected in five districts, namely Kuching, Sibu, Sri Aman, Tatau and Julau. “The districts which recorded cases today (Tuesday) are Kuching with […]
MCO extension not unexpected
KUCHING: The extension of the movement control order (MCO) from June 15 to 28 is not unexpected given the unabated Covid-19 infections and deaths, said Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos. He said the continued high figures of infections were indeed worrying and frightening. “After the two festivities of Raya and Gawai, […]
Lockdown extended to June 28
KUCHING: The statewide lockdown will be extended by another two weeks from June 15-28, State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said last night. He said Sarawak was following Putrajaya’s decision to extend the third movement control order (MCO 3.0) which ends on June 14. “We’ll follow the federal government’s decision […]
MCO 3.0 goes beyond June 14 to June 28
KUALA LUMPUR: The third movement control order (MCO 3.0) scheduled to end this Monday has been extended for another two weeks until June 28, following the high number of daily Covid-19 cases. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this was decided in the National Security Council (NSC) special meeting chaired by […]
699 new cases, majority from Kuching
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded 699 Covid-19 positive cases today (June 11), bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 54,330. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said that a total of 427 or 61.09 percent of the total cases detected were in four districts namely Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu and Tatau. […]
Learning from ‘Kubit Tiup’
Everyone loves a witch hunt as long as it’s someone else’s witch being hunted. — Walter Kirn, American novelist It takes a pandemic like Covid-19 to realise that Malaysia is a country divided! While the stay-at-home policy has been implemented to preserve lives, a year of separation and social distancing has taken its toll on […]
387 of 631 new cases in five districts
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 631 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday (June 10), bringing the state’s tally to 53,631. In a statement on Thursday, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 387 of these new cases, or 61.33 per cent, were detected in five districts, namely Kuching, Miri, Sri Aman, Sibu, and Tatau. SDMC said 105 of […]
Many things to worry about now
MUKAH: Drink seller Fabian Laberi is as worried as other Sarawakians over the increasing Covid-19 cases in the state in the past one week. Yesterday (June 8), the cases increased to 707from 703 on Monday (June 7). On June 6, there were 600 cases while on June 5, there were 651cases. On June 4, there […]
Yes, extend MCO if cases increase
KUCHING: The Covid-19 cases in Sarawak appear to be increasing every day although the movement control order (MCO) has been in effect for over 11 days. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said on Monday the death toll in Sarawak now stood at 322 while the total number of cases that day […]
Getting more PKRCs ready to accommodate patients
KUCHING: The process to renegotiate and convert some hotels here from quarantine centres to quarantine and low-risk treatment centres (PKRCs) has commenced, said Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. He also expressed his gratitude towards various departments and institutions, namely Sarawak General Hospital (SGH), Sarawak Heart Centre, the State Health […]
