No new cases for sixth straight day

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday for the sixth consecutive days. As such, the total numbers of cases remain at 544 since the first positive case was reported on March 13. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas hoped the trend of no new cases would continue in the state. He […]

21 out of 544 Covid-19 positive cases imported

KUCHING: Of the 544 Covid-19 positive cases in Sarawak, 21 cases are imported cases from overseas. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said of the 21, 10 were from Indonesia, four from England, and one each from the Netherlands, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam. “…while a total […]

36 Covid-19 positive cases today

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 36 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported as at noon today, with 28 of them involving non-Malaysian citizens, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said this brings to 6,855 the total of Covid-19 positive cases in the country, while the number of infectivity cases is 1,304. There were […]

New cases remain at two digits

PUTRAJAYA: Forty new positive Covid-19 cases have been reported in Malaysia, among the lowest recorded since the imposition of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said 31 of the new cases are foreigners and there are no imported cases. “The number of positive Covid-19 […]

Another positive Covid-19 case in Sibu

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded another positive Covid-19 case yesterday from Sibu – a student who had returned from Temboro Karas Magetan, East Java, Indonesia. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that in this student’s case, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests had been taken while he was undergoing 14-day quarantine at Pullman Hotel Kuching, […]

Zero infection two straight days

Limbang is now green, says Uggah KUCHING: There was no Covid-19 positive case reported yesterday and Limbang Division was elevated from yellow to green zone. This means the state had no positive cases reported for two consecutive days. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said there are six recoveries and they had been discharged […]

Sarawak records four new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded four more positive Covid-19 cases yesterday; two were healthcare workers from Kuching. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that this brought the total number of healthcare workers who tested positive for Covid-19 in the state to 68. “Of this total, 22 are part of the Kuching Conference cluster, while […]

One positive case for Sarawak

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one positive Covid-19 case yesterday, bringing the total number to 538 since the first case was reported on March 13. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) revealed that the case was from Kuching. “Meanwhile, six cases have recovered and discharged from hospitals. From the six cases, five were from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) […]

Singapore reports 768 new cases, tally breaches 21,000 mark

BY MASSITA AHMAD SINGAPORE: Singapore has preliminarily confirmed an additional 768 cases of Covid-19 infection, bringing the tally to 21,707. The republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said 10 cases involved Singaporeans or permanent residents while the “vast majority” of the cases involved foreign workers residing at dormitories. In a statement today, the ministry said it […]

Healthcare workers among 11 new cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded another 11 positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, of which eight were healthcare workers. This brought the total number of cases in the state to 536 since the first positive case was reported on March 13. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that seven of the new cases were from Kuching, […]