Body of third Covid-19 victim buried in Tawau
TAWAU: The body of a local man, who died of Covid-19, was safely buried at a Muslim cemetery here at about 10.20pm today. The body of the 58-year-old man, case No 152 from a tabligh gathering cluster, arrived at the burial site from the Tawau Hospital at 10pm accompanied by five hospital staff in complete personal protective equipment. […]
State records 7 more positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded seven more Covid-19 positive cases, bringing the total of positive cases to 58 since the first positive case was reported on Mar 13. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said all the new cases are being treated at Sarawak General Hospital. “All of them are from Kuching ― […]
Yes, we are at war
It is not an exaggeration to say that we are facing a life and death situation at the moment. In fact we are at war. Yes, with the number of positive Covid-19 cases increasing in the country. More than 240,000 people have now been confirmed with the coronavirus globally while almost 10,000 have died since […]
15 healthcare workers infected with Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 12 staff members from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and three more from the private healthcare sector have been infected with Covid-19. Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said all 12 from MoH are now in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and require respiratory aid. “The virus knows no […]
Let us pull the plug on Covid-19
KUCHING: Positive Covid-19 cases are on the upward trend in the state and in the country. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said one new positive case had been registered, bringing the total positive cases to 51 since a week ago on March 13 when the very first three cases were […]
Five new positive Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak yesterday registered five new positive Covid-19 cases, bring the tally to 50 cases. The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said of the five cases, two were recorded at Sarawak General Hospital, two at Sibu Hospital and one at Bintulu Hospital. A total of 115 persons under investigation (PUIs) were reported yesterday, bringing the […]
Covid-19 claims first victim in Sarawak
KUCHING: A man with underlying health conditions is the nation’s first fatality, after testing positive for Covid-19. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Secretariat which confirmed the fatality identified the victim as Pastor David Cheng Lip Kiong from Emmanuel Baptist Church, who died yesterday. Sixty-year-old Cheng was the state’s second confirmed case for Covid-19. With […]
Kuching MP is Covid-19 positive
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen announced yesterday on Facebook that he had tested positive for the Covid-19. Currently, he is treated at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and quarantined for further monitoring based on standard procedures set by the Health Ministry. Yii said that he was in stable condition and showed no […]
TWO COVID HOSPITAL PATIENTS ESCAPE A HOAX
PORT DICKSON: News on two positive COVID-19 patients running away from Port Dickson Hospital, which went viral on the social media since yesterday, is not true, said Port Dickson district police chief Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed. Instead, he said, the two men, aged 40 and 44, went to the hospital for health screening after they […]
Over 20,000 test positive in Italy, 368 new deaths
ROME: The coronavirus epidemic claimed 368 lives in locked down Italy on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported based on new data released by the Civil Protection Department. Speaking at a nightly televised press conference, Civil Protection Department chief Angelo Borrelli confirmed that 20,603 people have tested positive for the coronavirus and 1,809 have died since […]
