Only the best for patients
KUCHING: A group of Ministry Of Health (MoH) hospitals in the southern zone of Sarawak has been integrated under one administration and function as one cluster (organisation). “This group of hospitals is called the Sarawak Southern Cluster Hospital by the Ministry of Health,” explained Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) director Dr Ngian Hie Ung on Thursday […]
Sarawak back to green again
KUCHING: Sarawak has been categorised as a green zone after no locally transmitted case was recorded in Kuching and Serian Districts for the past 14 days. “Today the districts of Kuching and Serian have changed status from yellow to green,” said the State Disaster Management Committee in a statement issued yesterday. Districts with 41 or […]
Bakery premises ordered closed
KUCHING: A production house for a bakery has been ordered to close down after the Health Ministry (MoH) found the premises in an unhygienic state. The production house located at Jalan Stampin was closed down for 14 days starting from July 29 until Aug 10. An enforcement team from MoH went to inspect the premises […]
Schools outside red zones may close
KUCHING: Schools outside Covid-19 red zones may also be closed if there is a need, said Senior Minister (Education) Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin. He pointed out that Kedah is not a red zone yet but several schools had been closed to curb the spread of the virus. “This is more to risk assessment and […]
307 new cases in S’pore
SINGAPORE: Singapore has preliminarily confirmed an additional 307 cases of Covid-19 yesterday, bringing the total to 52,512 cases to date. Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MoH), in its brief noon data released here, said the vast majority of the cases were foreign workers residing in dormitories. Based on its investigations so far, the ministry said there […]
It’s physical distancing, not social distancing from now on
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that the term “social distancing” would be replaced with “physical distancing”. The announcement was posted on the ministry’s Twitter account today (July 31). Replying to a comment by a netizen, MoH explained that the term “physical distancing” was suitable with the concept of distancing from others for […]
Preparing for virus-free Aidiladha
KUCHING: Preparations are being made to ensure a safe Hari Raya Aidiladha for Muslims here. The Darul Hana Patingan Mosque is taking precautions and abiding by the guidelines set by the Ministry Of Health. “We are following the rules and abiding by the guidelines to make sure that the people who come here to perform […]
Restriction movement gets green light
KUCHING: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has approved the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) request to impose restrictions on movement between Zone 1 and Zone 2 which will come into effect starting August 1, announced Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. State Health Department (JKNS) director Dr Chin Zin Hing said that this […]
Singapore confirms 278 new cases
SINGAPORE: Singapore has preliminarily confirmed 278 new cases of Covid-19 infection in the republic yesterday, thus taking the total infection tally to 51,809 cases. In brief noon data released here, its Ministry of Health (MOH) said the vast majority of the cases were migrant workers residing in dormitories. “Based on our investigations so far, there […]
Teachers union agrees to postponement
REOPENING OF SCHOOLS KUCHING: The Sarawak Bumiputera Teachers Union (KGBS) supports the state government’s announcement on the postponement of school reopening session to August 17, said its president Ahmad Malie. The postponement is for the students from Primary 1 to Primary 6, transition class and Form 4 and Form 6 for schools in the Kuching, […]
