12 longhouses in Kanowit on lockdown
KANOWIT: Twelve longhouses here affected by the Covid-19 Pasai Cluster are on lockdown. This was confirmed by Kanowit District police chief Supt Tega Bilong when contacted today. “All have close contact with the Pasai Cluster. Therefore, the residents are subjected to movement restrictions and the longhouses are on lockdown.” The longhouses are Rh Benjamin Angki […]
321 food baskets for villagers of Ulu Baoh
MUKAH: The Tellian constituency service centre contributed 321 food baskets to 531 people from 15 longhouses in Ulu Baoh, Dalat near here who are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic after a number of positive cases were reported in one of the longhouses. The service centre’s special officer Felix Pieng said Mukah Division Welfare Department would […]
Assistance for 17 Engkilili longhouses
KUCHING: A total of 314 families from 17 longhouses affected by floods received assistance and food supplies from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) component in Engkilili on Tuesday. The team handing over the assistance was led by Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Engkilili chairman Dandi Timbang. Several members of the Lubok Antu-Engkilili District Council (MDLA) also […]
Food baskets for affected longhouses
MUKAH: The Tellian state constituency service centre here is preparing food contribution for its constituents in some longhouses. These longhouses are those in Dalat district who are affected by Covid-19 pandemic after a number of positive cases were reported in one of the longhouses. It is learned that the contribution, in the form of food […]
Don’t panic, Betong folk told
BETONG: Four longhouses in this district are currently under lockdown after recording seven more Covid-19 cases on Monday. The longhouses are Rumah Enteban; Rumah Tanjong, Skrang; Rumah Pais and Rumah Pematoh. Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap Jabu said the lockdown was necessary to curb the spread of Covid-19 following positive cases reported in the area. “Swab […]
1,235 villagers undergo swab test
MIRI: A total 1,235 villagers from five longhouses in Beluru here have undergone Covid-19 swab tests today. The longhouses involved were Rumah Emah, Rumah Apol, Rumah Chabu, Rumah Anrhony and Rumah Justine. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin, who is also minister in-charge of the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC), said Beluru district has been placed under […]
Approval for ‘No Entry’ at longhouses
KUCHING: Some longhouses and villages in the state have taken the initiative to put up “No Entry” signs at their entrances in view of the hike in number of Covid-19 cases in the state. Mulu assemblyman Datuk Gerawat Gala said such efforts showed that the Tuai Rumah and other village chiefs were serious in helping […]
High praise for swift roadblocks
BINTULU: The swift action of the authorities in implementing roadblocks and closing the entry to the respective longhouses has received high praise. These roadblocks to Rumah Garena and Rumah Musa longhouses at Mile 18 Jalan Bintulu-Miri here, are hoped to be able to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the division. Bintulu Member of Parliament […]
Tighten SOPs at longhouses call
BINTULU: Residents of longhouses within Sungai Arip, Bawang, Tau and Sungai Anak have been reminded to tighten the standard operating procedures (SOPs) at their respective areas to curb and control the spread of Covid-19. This was said by Penghulu Lasit Bajieng, a community leader for Sungai Arip, Bawang, Tau and Sungai Anak, when met recently. […]
No, no quarantine in longhouses!
KUCHING: Pakan assemblyman Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom has urged that Covid-19 quarantine not be carried out in longhouses. In a statement, he said that even quarantined in their respective rooms, the potential of transmission is still there when not monitored by the Ministry of Health (MOH). “The mandatory quarantine must continue for those who […]
