Monkeypox: Dr Sim calls on public to stay alert
KUCHING: Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has called for vigilance among the public to prevent any spread of the monkeypox virus. He said people need to inform the health authorities if they notice any symptoms of monkeypox on entering Sarawak. “And those who happen to come into contact with monkeypox positive cases […]
Several police officers, families infected
SIBU: Several police officers have been infected with Covid-19 while carrying out the task of monitoring public compliance of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) here. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit today said these officers had also infected their family members. He advised his officers to always comply with the SOPs and to […]
US will have coronavirus vaccine by year end
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) will have a coronavirus vaccine before the new year, President Donald Trump said Sunday, reported Anadolu Agency. “We are very confident that we are going to have a vaccine at the end of the year, by the end of the year,” Trump said. “We think we are going to have […]
15 healthcare workers infected with Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 12 staff members from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and three more from the private healthcare sector have been infected with Covid-19. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said all 12 from MoH are now in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and require respiratory aid. “The virus knows no […]
State records steep jump in virus cases
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded its biggest day-to-day jump in the number of infected cases of Covid-19. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said Sarawak yesterday registered 11 new positive Covid-19 cases, bring the total of the number over the past three days to 20. “Miri recorded a surge in Covid-19 positive […]
