Health Department declares two new clusters
KUCHING: The State Health Department (JKNS) has declared two new clusters, namely the Jalan Bangunan Kerajaan Cluster in Beluru and the Sungai Kawi Cluster in Meradong. With this, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said there were 42 active clusters in the state as of today. “Of this total, 13 clusters reported an increase in […]
Two new clusters declared
KUCHING: Two new clusters were declared by the State Health Department (JKNS) today — the Lorong Desa Senadin Cluster in Miri District and the Batu Gong Cluster in Serian. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Lorong Desa Senadin Cluster was a community cluster involving a maritime training centre at Lorong Desa Senadin, Lutong […]
Mass gatherings main cause of clusters
KUCHING: Five clusters reported in Sarawak this year have involved those attending funeral ceremonies, accounting for a total of 3,360 Covid-19 cases or 22.46 per cent of total cases in the state. State Health Department (JKNS) director Dr Chin Zin Hing said of these five clusters, one each was detected in Kuching, Sibu, Pusa, Tanjung […]
Closer watch at detention depots and prisons
KUCHING: Sarawak Health Department (JKNS) will be stepping up surveillance at detention depots and prisons statewide, said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the decision was made today (March 18) after 99 positive cases were detected at Semuja Immigration Detention Depot in Serian. “Sarawak has two immigration detention […]
Schedules for flying doctors services
KUCHING: The State Health Department (JKN) has informed that the flying doctors services (FDS) for Kuching, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Kapit, Bintulu, and Miri Divisions have been scheduled for March 16 to 26. It said the FDS will be carried out as schedule but it depends on the weather conditions as well. In this regard, the […]
Divisional committees to ensure programme runs smoothly
KUCHING: To facilitate the state’s Covid-19 immunisation programme, all Divisional Disaster Management Committees (DDMCs) are actively planning and coordinating the vaccination programme for each division to ensure it is run smoothly. State Health Department (JKNS) director Dr Chin Zin Hing said this involved the registration of people eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine and the setting […]
Federal government welcomes proposal to vaccinate rural folk
KUCHING: The federal government is receptive to the state government’s proposal of vaccinating all people in remote locations at once rather than according to phase criteria in an effort to facilitate vaccination in the state’s interior. In saying this, Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said very detailed planning had […]
New Bukit Tunggal cluster in Julau
KUCHING: The State Health Department (JKNS) has declared a new cluster dubbed the Bukit Tunggal Cluster in Julau district. In a statement today, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this community clusters involved two longhouses in Nangga Lioh and Nangga Sebuntang in the Bukit Tunggal area in Julau. “The index case of this cluster […]
New Buloh cluster declared in Selangau district
KUCHING: The State Health Department (JKNS) has declared a new cluster called the Buloh Cluster in Selangau District, Sibu. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said the Buloh Cluster is a community cluster involving three longhouses in the Sungai Buloh area, Selangau District. “The index case for this cluster is a local […]
Main factors that lead to formation of clusters
KUCHING: Based on the State Health Department’s (JKNS) analysis, mass gatherings and failure to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and new norm practices are the main factors causing the formation of Covid-19 clusters in the state. Its director Dr Chin Zin Hing said this included not practising physical distancing, not wearing face masks […]
