Avoid 3Cs and practise 3Ws
KUCHING: Sarawakians have been urged to remain vigilant in view of the increasing daily Covid-19 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement on Sunday (Sept 12), reminded the public to follow the health recommendations and advices at all times. It urged them to avoid the 3Cs, namely, crowded areas, confined spaces and […]
New cases move closer to 3,000 mark
KUALA LUMPUR: Daily Covid-19 cases inthe country surged closer to the 3,000 mark, with 2,875 cases reported today and Kelantan topping the list with 662 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative figure for positive cases to 384,688, he said in a posting on his official Twitter account. He said seven deaths were […]
School board wants classes temporarily suspended
KUCHING: The Kuching Chung Hua Primary School (CHPS) Board of Management wants the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to temporarily suspend classes for two weeks in view of the increasing Covid-19 cases in the state. Its board member Aaron Tay noted that several schools had reported cases of teachers, students and parents diagnosed with Covid-19. […]
Malaysia’s top pandemic state with 960 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a shocking total of 960 Covid-19 positive cases today, the highest in a single day in Malaysia, bringing the state’s tally to 22,920. The new cases also took the total number of infections in the country to 370,528 since the pandemic began. This is the first time in Sarawak that it had […]
Kampung Pinang undergoes active case detection
KOTA SAMARAHAN: An active case detection (ACD) for Covid-19 was carried out in Kampung Pinang here today. The Samarahan Division Disaster Management Committee ordered the ACD operation to be conducted following the recent increase in positive cases in the area. Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), in a report, said a total of 1,989 residents from […]
Malaysia to come under MCO except Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: Movement control order (MCO) will be implemented in Perak, Kedah, Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Terengganu from Jan 22 to Feb 4 2021, thus bringing the entire nation under MCO except Sarawak. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the measure was taken after the increasing positive Covid-19 cases in […]
