Sarawak disagrees with cancelling flights
KUCHING: The Sarawak government does not agree with the cancellation of flights to the state by airline companies from April 15 to 30. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) deputy chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the committee felt that flights from Malaya to Sarawak and vice-versa were necessary to meet the essential travel requirements. […]
RMAF aircraft ferry equipment to frontliners in Sabah and Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: Two Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft yesterday flew medical equipment to Sabah and Sarawak for use by frontliners in the fight against Covid-19. RMAF, in a statement, said the medical equipment comprised 2.9 million face masks, 44 boxes of aerosol, additional clinical specimens for the Ministry of Health (MOH) facilities as well as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). “The first […]
Southern Sarawak has most Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: The highest infection rate of Covid-19 is reported to be in the southern part of Sarawak. Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this includes Kuching and Samarahan Divisions, which are areas of high infected. Karim was representing Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at the […]
Prihatin package also benefits single individuals, private employees
KUCHING: “My family is also like that of Makcik Kiah’s…as an unmarried person, I receive RM800, my father, who is a government pensioner gets RM500 and my younger sibling, who is in university gets RM200,” said Muhammad Nasrun Zaidi, 21. He said his mother, who sells food at a school canteen, also benefits from the Prihatin Rakyat […]
TUDM flies 375 packs of blood to Sabah, Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Air Force (TUDM) C130H transporter aircraft yesterday flew 375 packs of blood and additional clinical specimen supplies to the facilities of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Sabah and Sarawak. All the items were supplied by MOH for the use of the hospitals in the two states in the effort to provide […]
Decline in positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded a decline in positive cases of Covid-19 transmission since the implementation of the movement control order (MCO) on March 18. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg told a press conference yesterday that if the trend continued, there was a possibility that Sarawak would have zero case by the end […]
Five new positive Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded five new positive Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the tally to 87 cases. According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) secretariat, two cases each were recorded at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and Sibu Hospital and one in Miri Hospital. “Today, the state also recorded 52 Person Under Investigation (PUI) cases. “Accumulatively, […]
Sarawak govt unveils control measures
KUCHING: In light of the confirmed Covid-19 cases in the state, the Sarawak government has come out with several control measures to prevent further escalation of the outbreak. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said effective March 18, all visitors foreign and domestic coming into the state and returning Sarawakians, would be issued […]
Sarawak orders gatherings be postponed
KUCHING: All government and public gatherings involving the participation of more than 50 people in Sarawak must be postponed or deferred to a later date. State Disaster Management Committee in a statement today said it was the latest policy implemented by the state in managing the Covid-19 outbreak. “The action was taken as part of […]
Sarawak extra cautious after Brunei Covid-19 case
KUCHING: Sarawak is taking extra precautions following neighbouring Brunei recording its first confirmed case of Covid-19. The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said the patient had flown in to Miri from Kuala Lumpur on March 3. The Sarawak Health Department had identified the four passengers from Sarawak seated close to him on the flight. “They […]
