Additional restrictions to enter Labuan from July 1
KUALA LUMPUR: Several additional restrictions will be imposed on individuals who wish to enter Labuan, effective July 1. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, in a statement today said the decision on the implementation of the additional restrictions was made after taking into account the current Covid-19 situation on the island. He […]
Experiences of a Covid-hit family
KUCHING: 2021 has been a challenging year thus far for a family at Kampung Sinar Budi Baru, Batu Kawa here after every member tested positive for Covid-19. Sharing the experience, Azimah Drus, one of the members of the big household, said everyone, including her father, mother, sister, brothers, brother-in-law, sister-in-law as well as four nephews […]
744 new cases, five deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 744 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths on Monday (June 14). This brings the cumulative total number of cases to 56,187 with a death toll of 356. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 413 or 55.51 percent of the newly registered cases were detected in five districts, namely Kuching, Bintulu, Tatau, Sibu […]
State records 654 new positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 654 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (May 31), bringing the state’s tally to 47,329 since the first case was detected on March 13 last year. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 405 or 61.93 percent of the new cases were detected in Kuching, Sibu and Miri. “Kuching reported 219 cases, followed by […]
Covid-19 recoverees recall harrowing experience in ICU
By Soon Li Wei KUALA LUMPUR: Sales executive Toh Sharon declares she will never forget the trauma of fighting for her life in the intensive care unit (ICU) about three weeks ago. Said Toh, 48, who lives in Melaka and tested positive for Covid-19 on April 22: “I will never forget what I went through […]
Six new clusters declared in Kuching
KUCHING: Seven new Covid-19 clusters were declared in Sarawak on Wednesday, with six of them in Kuching and one in Sri Aman. One of the clusters here, the Stapok Resettlement Scheme Cluster, is a community cluster that involved a resettlement area in Stapok. “Of the 117 individuals screened, 26, including the case index, were positive; […]
MOH to propose halt to flights from India
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will propose to the government to halt all flights from India to prevent the spread of India’s double-mutant Covid-19 variant in Malaysia. Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said the proposal will be presented at the special meeting of the National Security Council later today. “This is an important […]
Residents receive food assistance
BINTULU: Twenty-four residents in Sungai Plan Flat (Block B) received food assistance on Friday (Mar 26). The residents within this area are currently under quarantine for two weeks starting from March 24 after they were identified as closed contacts to Covid-19 patients recently. Bintulu Welfare Division in collaboration with Samalaju Service Centre handed over the […]
4,057 villagers in Asajaya undergo quarantine
ASAJAYA: A total of 4,057 people in three villages in this district have been quarantined after a Covid-19 active case detection (ACD) was implemented recently. The villages involved are Kampung Asajaya Laut, Kampung Asajaya Tengah and Kampung Asajaya Ulu. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Kota Samarahan MP Rubiah Wang […]
Japan adds 13 nations for extra quarantine steps over Covid variants
TOKYO: Japan said Tuesday it will strengthen border controls to keep new coronavirus variants at bay by requiring its citizens and resident foreigners returning from 13 other countries including Austria and Italy to go through additional quarantine measures, reported Kyodo. Returnees from the 13 countries where new virus variants are feared to be spreading will […]
