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Deputy Minister of Integrity and Ombudsman positive for Covid-19

MUKAH: Sarawak Deputy Minister of Integrity and Ombudsman Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya is currently undergoing self-quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19 yesterday. This was confirmed by the Jemoreng assemblyman himself through a Facebook post on Wednesday (March 9). According to Juanda, he felt uncomfortable apart from having mild flu on Monday night. He performed a […]

New policy no problem but vigilance must continue

KUCHING: Sarawak should be able to apply the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) new policy where asymptomatic close contacts who have received their booster shots need not undergo quarantine. In stating this, Dr Helmy Hazmi, an associate professor attached to Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s (UNIMAS) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences explained that according to recent research, […]

New rule for travellers with infection history

KUCHING: Travellers with Covid-19 infection history entering direct to Sarawak need to be in quarantine regardless of vaccination status. “Those who are fully vaccinated need to be in quarantine until their RTK-Antigen test result is negative, and those with incomplete vaccination need to be in quarantine according to the time given,” said the Sarawak Disaster […]

Quarantine at first point of entry to Malaysia

KUCHING: Malaysians and non-Malaysians from overseas are required to be in quarantine at the first point of entry to the country regardless of vaccination status. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) updated standard operating procedures (SOP) also state that overseas travellers need to be tested for Covid-19 on the day of arrival and before release […]

Sibu tops list with six out of 14 cases

KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 14 cases of Covid-19 on Saturday (Jan 22), with the total number of cases adding up to 252,688. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that 13 cases were in categories 1 and 2, while only one case in category 3. “Breaking down of the cases saw Sibu again topping the table […]

Those infected must undergo seven-day quarantine

KUALA LUMPUR: Fully-vaccinated individuals who test positive for all variants of COVID-19 and are asymptomatic must undergo isolation for seven days, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said positive cases who are not fully vaccinated or unvaccinated or symptomatic, must undergo the mandatory 10-day isolation. Meanwhile, close contacts of COVID-19 positive cases who are fully […]

State records 13 cases taking total to 252,594

KUCHING: There were 13 COVID-19 cases recorded in Sarawak on Saturday (Jan 15), bringing the total to 252,594 cases. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily update, all of the cases were categories 1 and 2. “The breakdown of the cases saw Sibu recorded four cases, while Miri and Kuching each […]

Lee visits drive-through centre for quarantine release letter

MIRI: The minister in charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin recently visited the issuance centre for quarantine release letters (Release Orders) and the cutting of the surveillance bracelets at Miri Outdoor Stadium on Monday (Sept 20). Lee who is also the Minister of Transport was accompanied by Miri Division […]

Not the time yet to ease quarantine, travel restrictions

BY RACHEL MINA & UMIE SYAZWANIE MOHD KUCHING: The federal government has eased restrictions related to quarantine and inter-district travel for fully vaccinated individuals throughout the country effective Monday. The relaxation is applicable to all phases of the National Recovery Plan. However, members of the public, approached by New Sarawak Tribune, disagreed with the federal […]