Nine new clusters emerge in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded the emergence nine new clusters in the districts of Bau, Serian, Tatau, Saratok and Samarahan. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Bunga Rampai cluster in Bau is a community cluster which involved four families in a village at Banjaran Serapi, Matang. “From the cluster, 96 people have been tested, […]
Five new Covid-19 clusters declared in Kuching and Simunjan
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has declared five new Covid-19 clusters in Kuching and Simunjan. “In Kuching, the Kampung Paya Mebi Cluster involved 29 people from the village in Jalan Landeh. “Out of the 29, 21 tested positive for Covid-19, including the index case, while eight tested negative,” SDMC said on Thursday (July 29). […]
Covid cluster declared on ship in Bintulu waters
KUCHING: Twenty-four workers of a ship anchored in Bintulu waters, about 580 km north of here, have been confirmed to be positive for Covid-19, resulting in the Gom Tujuh Cluster to be declared as one of two new clusters in Sarawak. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its statement today said those detected to […]
New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia hit record high of 15,902
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia hit an all-time high of 15,902 today, the second consecutive day of infections breaching the 15,000 mark, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. This brings the cumulative total for positive cases to 996,393 since the pandemic broke out early last year. Yesterday, Malaysia recorded 15,573 […]
Three new clusters identified statewide
KUCHING: Three new clusters — Jalan Demak Laut here, Balai Ringin Melayu in Serian and Sungai Sebatu in Meradong — were identified in Sarawak on Wednesday (July 21). In Kuching, the Jalan Demak Laut Cluster involved employees of a commercial transport company in Demak Lauk. “186 individuals were tested in which 29 were positive, including […]
Two more clusters declared in Sarawak
KUCHING: Two Covid-19 clusters categorised as community clusters have been declared in Sarawak — the Bukit Tinggi Cluster in Meradong and Lempaong Cluster in Betong today (July 16). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily Covid-19 report said the Bukit Tinggi Cluster was detected at a longhouse which was placed under enhanced movement control […]
Two new Covid-19 clusters emerge
KUCHING: The Health Department has declared the emergence of two new clusters – the Salak Land Cluster in Kuching and the Sebayor Cluster in Samarahan. The Salak Land Cluster is a workplace cluster detected at a private control and safety company in Jalan Pustaka, Salak Land, Petra Jaya in Kuching District. The Sarawak Disaster Management […]
Three new clusters in Sarawak
KUCHING: The Sentosa 2 Cluster here, the Duyoh Cluster in Bau and the Jalan Teo Kui Ngo Cluster in Meradong are the latest to hit Sarawak. The Duyoh Cluster involved two households at Kampung Duyoh, Jalan Jagoi Serikin, Bau. “Of the 82 individuals screened, 22 were positive, including the index case, while 53 were negative. […]
Malaysia hits record high of 11,079 new cases today
KUALA LUMPUR: New Covid-19 cases in Malaysia breached the 10,000 mark when 11,079 cases were reported today, the highest ever since the pandemic hit Malaysia early last year, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said. The previous record high was 9,353 cases registered on July 10. In a Twitter post, Dr Noor Hisham […]
New clusters will delay state’s recovery
KUCHING: The emergence of new Covid-19 clusters will only delay Sarawak from proceeding to the next phase of the National Recovery Plan (NRP), said Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian. Commenting on the newly declared Industry 121 Kuala Baram cluster in Miri on July 5, the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor said it was […]
