Basic essential items for quarantined individuals
SIBU: Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Michael Tiang, who is also the Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) youth chief, today handed over basic essential items to Deputy Director II of Sibu Hospital, Dr Rachel Teng. The items, donated by concerned and kind members of the public, included toothbrushes, shampoos, soaps and toothpastes. They were […]
Hope Place takes community service beyond the hills
KUCHING: Twenty-three families under quarantine recently received assistance from Hope Place Kuching. Hope Place said that the families residing along Jalan Kuching-Serian were given one-off assistance consisting of essential foods, face masks, hand sanitisers and soaps. “We were made aware of these families by concerned members of the public that lived nearby. The village development […]
A Covid-19 patient’s experience
MUKAH: The experience of losing a sense of taste and smell due to being infected with the Covid-19 virus will not be easily forgotten by Stephannie Sajai, 28, who currently undergoes quarantine at the Bintulu Civic Centre. Her father and younger brother are also quarantined at the same place along with dozens of other patients. […]
Quarantine centre given one unit of mobile toilet
MUKAH: Mukah Parliament Service Centre has contributed one unit of mobile toilet to low-risk Covid-19 quarantine and treatment centre (PKRC) at Mukah Youth Camp Sports Hall here. The twin-door toilet is for frontliners, comprising medical personnel, People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) and the police, who are serving at the centre for the quarantine and treatment of […]
625 foreign workers checked, 58 detained
KUCHING: As of today, 58 illegal foreign workers from Indonesia have been detained in Ops Jala operations. Sarawak Security and Enforcement Unit deputy director Datuk Mohamad Morshidi Mustapha said the detainees were among 668 local and 625 foreign workers from Indonesia, Pakistan, India, the Philippines, China and Myanmar checked. “To date, 22 construction sites and […]
Club donates essential items to quarantined individuals
MUKAH: Politeknik Mukah (PMU) Sport and Recreation Club (Kesures) contributed essential items to those quarantined at PMU here on Thursday (Jan 21). Kesures president Mohd Fadzli Ahmad said the contributions were from the proceeds of a charity drive by members and PMU staff, organised from Jan 15-19. According to him, the donation drive was to […]
Hotels urged to open as quarantine centres
SIBU: Three more hotels here have agreed in principle to use their premises as quarantine centres for Covid-19 persons-under-surveillance (PUS). These hoteliers came to an agreement after a dialogue session organised by Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan chairman Senator Robert Lau and Sarawak Central Region Hotels Association at Tanah Mas Hotel today. The […]
SDMC to prepare new quarantine centres
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has acquired a number of hotels and places to address the issue of quarantine centres and rising Covid-19 numbers, especially in Sibu. “Preparations are being made to ensure the places are sufficient. It is the same in Miri; there are new places which will be prepared, such as […]
Open hotels for quarantine
KUCHING: Hoteilers in Sibu have again been urged to open their hotels as Covid-19 quarantine centres. Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Bawang Assan chairman Senator Robert Lau said this was in view of the latest pandemic outbreak in Sibu. “Many hotels are facing an economic downturn. However, when there is a business opportunity, many hoteliers […]
Sibu prepares for more arrivals from outside Sarawak
SIBU: Sibu Indoor Stadium at Jalan Tuanku Bujang will be used as the latest quarantine centre for this division should the need arise. This was revealed by the head of the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Sibu division and Resident, Charles Siaw when contacted on Sunday (Jan 10). The Sibu Resident also said that the […]
