Public welcome cheaper Covid-19 self-test kit
BY UMIE SYAZWANIE MOHD KUCHING: People are generally glad that the Covid-19 self-test kits will soon be cheaper. They hope that the price will remain low for the sake of poor families. On Sept 25, Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Rosol Wahid revealed that the price of the kit would be […]
2,401 cases in Category 1 and 2
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 2,413 Covid-19 cases on Friday (Oct 1), bringing its overall tally to 212,037. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 2,401 cases or 99.5 percent were in Category 1 (no symptoms) or 2 (mild symptoms). “Twelve cases or 0.50 percent are in Category 3 (lung infection), 4 (lung infections and requires oxygen), or […]
Call for information on deteriorating cases
KUCHING: State Health director Datuk Dr Mohamed Sapian Mohamed has been urged to release data on the number or percentage of Covid-19 cases in Categories 1 and 2 which later deteriorate into Categories 4 and 5 after the initial point of reporting. Social activist Voon Shiak Ni believed that the daily reporting of infections classified […]
EMCO enforced in 19 new localities between Sept 30 to Oct 11
KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced at 19 new localities in the state between September 30 and October 11. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement on Thursday (Sept 30), said five of the localities are in Pakan district, four others in Julau, three areas in Lubok Antu and two […]
2,487 new positive cases, 15 deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak today (Sept 30) recorded a total of 2,487 new positive Covid-19 cases, bringing the state’s cumulative tally to 209,624 cases. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said, of the number, 2,472 (99.4 percent) were Categories 1 and 2 cases while 15 cases (0.60 percent) were in Categories 3, 4 and 5. “For Category […]
State reports ten latest Covid-19 deaths
KUCHING: The state reported ten new Covid-19 fatalities on Saturday (Sept 25) with most of them being backlog death cases. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that two of the deaths were recorded on Sept 24. It involved a 42-year-old woman from Samarahan who passed away at Simunjan Hospital and a 61-year-old woman from Sri […]
Slight decrease in positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 2,712 Covid-19 positive cases on Sunday (Sept 25), which saw a slight decrease in cases as compared to 2,825 cases on the previous day. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today (Sept 25) said that out of the total cases, 1,297 cases or 47.82 percent were classified as Category […]
Let the state government decide on the workforce capacity
KUCHING: Employers have been urged to transform their management and administrative systems to adapt to the new norm in order to ensure the safety of their workers while the pandemic is still going on. “This also means less physical contacts and yet decisions, approvals and actions can be made fast,” said Layar assemblyman Gerald Rentap […]
13 localities to undergo EMCO
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has announced that 13 new localities will be undergoing the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). The EMCO had been implemented on Rumah (Rh) Achoi Jampung and Rh Lang Baja, Batu 18 both in Bintulu district from Sept 23 to Oct 2 while USMP Industries Sdn Bhd, Lot 1528-1529, […]
15 deaths between Sept 4-23
BY RACHEL MINA KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) reported 15 new Covid-19 fatalities in the state between Sept 14 and Sept 23. On Sept 14, a death was recorded in Serian district. The case was a brought in dead (BID) case, involved a 70-year-old-man who had a history of cancer. Two fatalities were […]
