Continue wearing face masks at MBKS premises, Kuchingites told
KUCHING: The Kuching City South Council (MBKS) Mayor Datuk Wee Hong Seng today urged the people to continue wearing face masks despite the lifting of face masks in public places and indoors by the Ministry of Health recently. “After the announcement by the Ministry of Health, I would like to confirm what I have also […]
Domestic tourism to benefit from inter-state travel resumption
KUCHING: The lifting of inter-state travel restrictions will have a favourable effect on the country’s economic recovery process, says economist Dr Jerome Kueh Swee Hui. The Universiti Malaysia Sarawak Deputy Dean of Industry and Community Engagement, Faculty of Economic and Business pointed out that tourism was severely impacted in 2020 as a result of movement […]
Lifting of inter-district travel restrictions a huge relief for many
KUCHING: Sarawakians in general agree with the state government’s decision to allow inter-district travel, especially for economic purposes. On Wednesday (Oct 6), the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) announced the lifting of inter-district travel restrictions. However, it advised the public to continue to strictly follow Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedures (SOPs). Though many have been […]
Lifting restrictions to allow businesses recover
KUCHING: The restrictions on economic activities which were lifted by the federal government under Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) will allow businesses to recover. Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar hoped that the public will continue to observe the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to […]
EU plan to reopen borders for summer tourism amid pandemic
BRUSSELS: The European Commission offered a tourism and transport package on Wednesday, aiming to provide guidance for the European Union (EU) member states to gradually lift the internal travel restriction and reopen tourism, two months after strict measures were introduced to contain Covid-19. According to Xinhua news agency, the package included an overall strategy towards […]
Slow, steady lifting of lockdowns key to lifting economy, control of virus
GENEVA: While countries have started lifting stay-at-home orders and other restrictions, the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday stressed that a slow, steady lifting of Covid-19 lockdowns is the key to economies and control of the virus, reported Xinhua news agency. “A slow, steady lifting of lockdowns is key to both stimulating […]
Lifting restrictions ‘too quickly’ could lead to deadly resurgence of Covid-19
GENEVA: World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned here on Friday that lifting restrictions “too quickly” could lead to a deadly resurgence of Covid-19, Xinhua news agency reported. Noting at a regular press briefing that “some countries are already planning the transition out of stay-at-home restrictions”, the WHO chief warned that lifting restrictions […]
