Police hunt woman who fled isolation centre
KUCHING: Police here are on the hunt for a Covid-19 positive woman who fled from the Kolej Sains Kesihatan Bersekutu Kuching (KSKB) quarantine centre at Jalan Puncak Borneo, Padawan last Tuesday (Jul 6). Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said a police team from the Padawan District Police headquarters (IPD) is being mobilised […]
Isolation only for Malaysians from abroad
KUCHING: Malaysians entering Sarawak from Malaya, Sabah and Labuan will not have to undergo quarantine effective September 1. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said they would however be required to fill in the E-Health Declaration Form (E-HDF). Uggah, who is chairman of the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee announced the new procedures for […]
Compulsory isolation for returnees
KUALA LUMPUR: Beginning July 24, Malaysians and foreigners coming back from overseas will have to undergo 14 days of compulsory isolation at designated quarantine stations and not at their own homes, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Ismail Sabri said the returnees would have to bear the full cost of quarantine […]
From inside a Covid-19 isolation ward
KUCHING: Most recently, Nur Aina Insyirah (not her real name) got a taste of a Covid-19 isolation ward. Before her admission into the ward, she travelled overseas quite a bit. Last March 1, she returned from Korea where she did some work. Soon after her return, she vomited, had a headache and her nose bled. […]
