State govt to help Immigration Dept with temporary isolation blocks
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has agreed to help the state Immigration Department set up temporary isolation blocks at the Semuja Immigration Detention Depot to allow physical distancing among the detainees in order to curb the spread of Covid-19. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg was told that currently, the detention depot had eight […]
Positive cases detected in schools in Sibu fake news
SIBU: Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee has refuted the viral fake news regarding positive Covid-19 cases detected at two schools here. The unverified news stated that 52 and 43 positive cases were detected in SK Abang Ali and SK St Mary respectively. The Local Government and Housing Assistant Minister also […]
High Covid-19 cases in state due to inclusive, extensive detection
SIBU: Sarawak continues to record a high number of Covid-19 positive cases as the state did not change its policy of only detecting close contacts to positive cases, said Dr Annuar Rapaee. The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator pointed out that unlike other states, Sarawak continued with its policy of tracking every close […]
1,647 new cases with nine deaths recorded
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia recorded 1,647 new cases of Covid-19, with nine fatalities today (March 11) said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said there were 2,104 recovery cases, taking the cumulative recoveries in the country to 300,620. “From the total new cases today, 1,642 cases were local transmissions involving 1,102 locals and 540 […]
252 Covid cases in Sarawak
KUCHING: A total of 252 positive Covid-19 cases were recorded in the state on Monday (Mar 8). State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the total, 234 cases were asymptomatic. “Sibu District reported 149 cases, Bintulu (23); Miri (17); Subis (13); seven each in Kuching and Mukah; six each in Betong, Sarikei and Sebauh; five […]
Julau turns red after 42 cases in 14 days
KUCHING: Julau District has been declared a red zone after recording 42 Covid-19 cases in the past two weeks, all local transmissions. Bau and Kanowit changed to orange after recording 38 and 22 cases respectively within the time period. Belaga turned into a yellow zone on Monday (March 8) after recording one locally transmitted case. […]
Three more deaths in the state take total to 87
KUCHING: Three deaths related to Covid-19 were reported in Sarawak today (March 6), bringing the total number to 87. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the deaths were recorded in Miri, Bintulu, and Sibu. The committee said that the 85th death case was Case 8,677, a local 42-year-old man who tested positive on Feb 24 […]
200 Sibu Jaya residents test positive
SIBU: Out of 6,493 test samples collected from the Covid-19 swab tests of residents of Town Villa flats and housing areas in Sibu Jaya 204 have tested positive for Covid-19. This matter was revealed by State Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing when contacted today (Feb 21). Earlier, he was asked on the development of […]
3,318 new Covid-19 cases, 17 fatalities recorded nationwide
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 3,318 new Covid-19 daily cases were reported in the country in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 258,306, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. In a posting on his official Twitter account, he said 3,311 of today’s cases were local transmissions involving […]
3,384 new Covid-19 cases, 13 fatalities today
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today recorded 3,384 new Covid-19 daily cases, taking the total infection tally to 254,988, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said 13 fatalities were reported today, taking the death toll to 936. A total of 3,774 recoveries were also recorded while the total number of active cases with […]
