Engkilili folk reject quarantine centre
KUCHING: Most of the residents in Engkilili do not want the Engkilili Sub-District Rest House to be turned into a Covid-19 quarantine centre. Recently, Community Wellbeing Assistant Minister, Datuk Francis Harden Hollis, said the rest house could become a quarantine centre. Responding to this, Engkilili assemblyman Dr Johnical Rayong said he had received protest feedback […]
Sri Aman to set up quarantine centres
KUCHING: The Sri Aman Divisional Disaster Committee will be setting up several temporary Covid-19 quarantine centres in Sri Aman Division. At the moment, the district is unaffected by the virus. Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis said yesterday, “The first centre will be at Sri Aman Rest House which can accommodate five persons. “We have […]
State has 13 quarantine centres
KUCHING: Thirteen quarantine centres for Covid-19 have been identified in the state, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah who is also the State Disaster Management Committee chairman said the committee was still in the midst of identifying other suitable locations as quarantine centres in other districts. The 13 quarantine centres are […]
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 […]
Three more quarantine centres identified
BINTULU: Three more venues for Covid-19 quarantine centres in the state have been identified. They are Kemuyang Youth Camp for Sibu, Similajau National Park for Bintulu and Petronas Games Village for Miri. In Kuching city, the designated venue is the Public Health College. The State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas accompanied […]
