Come for testing if exposed to the Bintang Daily Cluster index case
KUCHING: The Bintang Daily Cluster index case is a member of the local media. This was revealed by Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian with regard to the new Covid-19 cluster in Meradong, announced on Monday by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). “Given the nature of the work and […]
Jalan Pengiran Cluster emerges in Kuching
KUCHING: A new cluster, Jalan Pengiran Cluster, emerged here today after seven new local Covid-19 cases linked to index Case 3,218 were detected by the State Health Department. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) revealed in its daily statement during active detection of close contacts and family members, 65 individuals had been screened and that […]
Record-high 5,725 cases
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today reported a record-high 5,725 daily positive Covid-19 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The previous high of 4,275 daily cases was recorded on Jan 23. Dr Noor Hisham said that of the total today, 5,718 cases involved Malaysians while the seven import cases comprised five Malaysians and […]
New tabong cluster emerges with seven cases
KUCHING: The State Health Department has identified a new Covid-19 cluster named the Tabong Cluster. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the index case for this cluster is Case 3,718 where an individual underwent screening at a private hospital in Kuching due to Covid-19 symptoms. The number of positive cases involving this cluster to date […]
Malaysia burdened by spike in clusters
BY MELATI MOHD ARIFF This is a round-up of Covid-19 related matters in Malaysia and globally from Jan 23 up to noon yesterday. In Malaysia, case numbers are nearing 200,000 and globally, the virus has infected more than 102 million people and caused over 2.2 million deaths. More than 216 countries and territories are affected […]
Two new clusters identified
KUCHING: Two new Covid-19 clusters have been identified. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the Indah Riang Cluster involved Kuching, Serian, Simunjan and Saratok districts, while the Bedayan Cluster involved Serian and Samarahan districts. “The index cluster for the Indah Riang Cluster is Case 3,107 that was detected on […]
New cluster identified in Miri
KUCHING:The Sarawak Health Department (JKNS) has declared a new cluster called the Rakut Cluster, which only involves Miri District. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the index case of the cluster is case 1,740, who was detected through contact screening of a positive Covid-19 case on Jan 12. “As result […]
Bukit Sekubong Cluster declared in Bintulu
KUCHING: A new cluster called the Bukit Sekubong Cluster has been declared in Sebauh district in Bintulu division. In a statement on Tuesday (Jan 12), the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the index case of this cluster was Case 1,258. It said this index case was detected through symptomatic individual screening on Jan 8 […]
Sibu cases talk of Mukah town
MUKAH: A sudden surge in Covid-19 cases (37 cases) reported in Sibu district today became talk of the town among residents here. They were worried about the invisible threat of the deadly virus, which had registered a total of 1,251 cases in Sarawak, with 19 deaths so far. A middle-aged man who preferred anonymity, said […]
Super spreader cluster detected
SIBU: A new Covid-19 cluster named the Pasai Cluster has been detected in this town. Sibu Division Resident Charles Siaw said the cluster involved 37 confirmed cases. They were detected through the screening results based on the case of a woman who returned from Johor (Case 1,175) on Dec 29, 2020. “The case (1,175) was […]
