EMCO enforced at four new locations
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today announced the enforcement of the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) at four new locations. From today (July 3) until July 16, the EMCO will be enforced at a workers’ quarters at Jejalong Palm Oil, Tabau in Sebauh, a workers’ quarters at Ladang Sunny Crop in Sungai Annau, […]
State records lower positive cases at 361, one death
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 361 Covid-19 positive cases today (July 3) and one fatality, down from 440 cases and four deaths recorded the previous day. This brings the cumulative total number of cases to 66,196 with the death toll at 418. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 194 cases or 53.74 percent of the new […]
No Delta variant detected in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak has no Covid-19 cases related to the Delta variant, said State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He hoped that this will continue, and there will be no cases of the highly contagious variant of Covid-19 in Sarawak as the state fortifies measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 […]
440 positive cases on Friday, 59 involving detainees
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 440 Covid-19 cases on Friday (July 2), pushing the total number to 65,835. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 277 (62.95 per cent) of the total cases were detected in five districts, namely Serian, Kuching, Song, Sibu and Mukah. Serian recorded the highest number with 78, of which 59 cases (75.64 per […]
544 new cases recorded on Thursday
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 544 new positive Covid-19 cases on Thursday (July 1), raising the state’s case tally to 65,395. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 338 of these cases, or 62.13 per cent, were detected in five districts, namely Kuching, Tebedu, Sibu, Bintulu, and Miri. Kuching District recorded 118 cases, Tebedu (63), Sibu (58), […]
376 new cases recorded in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 376 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the number of total cases to 64, 851 The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 239 or 63.30 percent of the new cases were detected in the districts of Kuching, Sibu, Bau, Mukah and Telang Usan. Kuching recorded 94 new covid-19 cases, followed by Sibu (63), […]
Cases down to 242, two deaths
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 242 Covid-19 cases and two fatalities today. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the total number of cases now stands at 64,475 while the death toll is at 408. It added that 135 or 55.78 percent of the new cases were detected in the districts of Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu, Miri and […]
Sibu weekly market coming back to life
SIBU: The weekly market at Jalan Indah, Teku here is now busier than before, said Sibu Municipal Council (MPS) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh. He pointed this out when visiting the market today (June 26). “It is unlike last April when the Pasai cluster was still contagious and the Covid-19 cases were increasing. “Customers […]
Extend MCO but please help us
KUCHING: Despite its severe negative effects on the economy, the public are supportive of the government’s move should it decide to extend the current movement control order (MCO). Many understand that the implementation of the MCO is for the safety of the country. Despite the slow business he has been experiencing since the MCO, Muhammad […]
Setting up of industrial vaccination centres lauded
KUCHING: Sarawak Business Federation (SBF) secretary-general Jonathan Chai Voon Tok has commended the state government’s efforts in setting up dedicated industrial vaccination centres (PPVs). “This will accelerate vaccinations for tens of thousands of workers throughout Sarawak. “The move will definitely help to expedite the reopening of economic activities, which is critically needed for the recovery […]
