Under control in Mukah: Fatimah
MUKAH: The Covid-19 situation in Mukah Division is under control, said Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. According to her, based on the Health Department’s report, there are only two positive cases so far. She said the two cases are from Igan and Matu, both from the Sri […]
Eleven new Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: Eleven more Sarawakians were diagnosed with Covid-19 yesterday, pushing the number of positive cases to 129. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the new cases comprised six males and five females. “All these patients have been admitted to the Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching. The first positive case was reported on March […]
Infected bank staff quarantined; branch temporarily closed
KUCHING: RHB Banking Group (RHB) has confirmed that two of its employees, both from RHB Islamic Bank Jalan Satok Branch here, have tested positive for Covid-19. Both employees had been placed under home quarantine since March 18 and March 23 respectively. The affected branch has been temporarily closed from March 23 until the end of […]
Positive cases to unceasingly grow predicts Professor
KUCHING: The move to provide three extra quarantine centres for Covid-19 cases in Sarawak illustrates that the state government is serious in combating the disease, said University Malaya (UM) epidemiologist Datuk Professor Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud. “It looks like the state government is taking extra steps to deal with this situation,” he told New […]
130 COVID-19 new cases, three deaths reported today
PUTRAJAYA: Some 130 COVID-19 new positive cases and three deaths were reported today, pushing the total number of cases to 2,161 and the cumulative death toll to 26. Director-General of Health Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, who made the announcement, said the 24th person (case 1,056) who succumbed to the disease was a 35-year-old Malaysian […]
Decline in positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded a decline in positive cases of Covid-19 transmission since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg told a press conference yesterday that if the trend continued, there was a possibility that Sarawak would have zero case by the end […]
Death toll at 23, 235 new cases recorded
PUTRAJAYA: Four new Covid-19 related fatalities were recorded as at noon today, bringing the death toll in Malaysia to 23, a New Straits Time report said. PUTRAJAYA: A total of 235 new positive COVID-19 cases were recorded in the country as at noon today, the highest daily increase to date, bringing the total to 2,031, with the […]
Five new positive Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded five new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the tally to 87 cases. According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) secretariat, two cases each were recorded at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and Sibu Hospital and one in Miri Hospital. “Today, the state also recorded 52 Person Under Investigation (PUI) cases. “Accumulatively, […]
153 new confirmed cases in Malaysia
KUCHING: Malaysia now has 153 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally of positive cases up to 1,183 cases. In a statement issued by the Health Ministry (MoH), its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed that out of the figure, 90 cases were related to the ‘tabligh’ gathering cluster at Jamek Seri Petaling Mosque. […]
State records two new deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday reported two more deaths related to the Covid-19 outbreak. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the two patients who died were Rakayah Drahman, 79, and her daughter Norhafizah Abdul Rahman, 40. “The mother died at a private medical centre here at 2am on Mar 18 while, her […]
