Donated items meant to improve PKRC facility
KUCHING: Sri Aman Hospital today received 40 bunk beds, 80 mattresses and 80 pillows worth a total of RM37,600 from Simanggang assemblyman Datuk Francis Harden Hollis. Held at the Sri Aman Indoor Stadium, the symbolic handover was done by Harden himself and attended by health personnel from the hospital led by Osman@Othman Midan and Norafiqah@ Mary […]
Up to state governments
HOTELS AS QUARANTINE CENTRES IPOH: The green light to turn hotels into Covid-19 quarantine centres is up to the respective state governments, said Minister in the Prime Minister‘s Department (Special Functions) Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof. He said the move could help the hotel industry raise the occupancies at hotels following the slowdown in […]
Hotels as quarantine centres not allowed to open
KUCHING: Hotels which have been gazetted as Covid-19 quarantine centres are not allowed to check in new guests as yet unless their status as a quarantine base has been revoked by a gazette notification, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. He said that with effect from May 12, during the […]
New guideline on PUS
KUCHING: The Sarawak government will come out with a new guideline on dealing with returning Sarawakians placed under quarantine at designated hotels in the state. State Disaster Management Committee deputy chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said based on feedbacks, the hotel rooms used for quarantine may not be enough to cater for these Sarawakians […]
Three more quarantine centres
KUCHING: Three more venues have been identified as quarantine centres here in the capital city, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah who is also the State Disaster Management Committee chairman said the identified venues are Institut Kemajuan Desa, Institut Tadbiran Awam Negara Sarawak (Intan) and Tun Abdul Razak Campus Teacher’s Training […]
Petronas Sports Village used as quarantine facility
MIRI: From yesterday onwards, the Petronas Sports Village in Jalan Datuk Tuah Johari here will be used as a Covid-19 quarantine facility for Person-Under-Investigation (PUI) cases. PUI patients would be transferred to the facility in stages, said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin. The move, he said, was made after one Bruneian tested positive for […]
