Over 20k rural patients get free eye screening
BY TANIA LAM & NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: To date, Sarawak Eye Services have screened more than 20,000 patients in the state’s rural areas, State Health Department (JKNS) director Dr Chin Zin Hing revealed. He added that about 7,000 of these patients had successfully undergone operations, including cataract and pterygium operations. “This is truly an […]
Don’t delay cataract surgery
BY TANIA LAM & NOOR SYAHHIRA HADY KUCHING: Sarawak state ophthalmologist Dr Chieng Lee Ling has urged members of the public with eye conditions such as cataracts to not hesitate in seeking medical advice. He said that there are many misconceptions surrounding cataracts, including that a cataract had to be mature before an operation could […]
‘Be truthful about travel history’
KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department (JKNS) is urging visitors entering Sarawak to fill the EnterSarawak form and submit the electronic health declaration form (eHDF). In the daily Covid-19 update statement issued by the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today, JKNS stressed that failure and refusal to do so would curtail efforts to break the coronavirus […]
Close contacts told to undergo screening
KUCHING: Anyone who is a close contact of positive Covid-19 cases in Kuching is asked to undergo screening at health clinics. This is the appeal by the State Health Department (JKNS) yesterday. In an infographic by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) on Facebook, JKNS said that from Monday to Friday, the following health clinics […]
More tests to be done in Kota Sentosa
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has announced that in view of the increasing positive cases in the Sentosa Cluster, the Sarawak Health Department (JKNS) will expand random testing around Kota Sentosa area. At the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Covid-19 daily update press conference yesterday (July 24), JKNS director Dr Chin […]
Testing in high-risk areas?
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is planning a programme to determine high-risk areas to screen to curb the spread of Covid-19 within the community. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that SDMC had discussed with the State Health Department (JKNS) yesterday morning on this programme. “Yesterday (Monday), we were informed […]
Stop spreading fake news or else: Uggah
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has warned that authorities will not hesitate to take action against those who spread fake news. “I appeal to the community to stop such irresponsible actions of spreading fake news. Yesterday (Monday), we saw one being viralled which said that a few places in Kuching were […]
Covid-19: Sabah Health Dept video in appreciation of drivers
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Health Department (JKNS) has come up with a special video three-minutes-six-seconds long in honour of its department drivers who are committed to their job of sending and collecting Covid-19 samples and health facilities to hospitals and clinics throughout the state. State health director Dr Christina Rundi said in a statement today […]
JPJ opens counters for certain transactions only
KUCHING: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will open its counters starting today with only certain transactions allowed. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) agreed with the instructions of JPJ headquarters released on April 27 regarding the opening of their counters. “The operation times will be from 8am to 1pm. The permitted transactions will be according […]
