Police permit still needed for movement between zones
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas has clarified that movement between zones within Sarawak is still not allowed without a police permit. At the SDMC Covid-19 update press conference today, he said this ruling was effective until Mar 15. On another matter, he said the committee had agreed to […]
Sarawak crosses the 10,000 mark with 139 new cases recorded today
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 139 new Covid-19 cases today (Mar 3), pushing the state’s case tally over the 10,000 mark to 10,063 cases. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said another Covid-19 death was also recorded, bringing the total number of Covid-19 deaths in Sarawak to 84. “The 84th death was […]
Lundu and Belaga now green zones
KUCHING: Lundu and Belaga have now been categorised as green zones. This came as no local infection cases were traced or recorded in the two districts in the past two weeks. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this increased the total number of green zones in the state to […]
Entry of foreign workers from March 1
KUCHING: The Sarawak government has agreed to allow entry of foreign workers, effective March 1, following the large number of requests from industries which rely on such employees. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this decision was made following a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari […]
SDMC determined to eradicate infections
KUCHING: The agility with which the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) implemented the Covid-19 immunisation programme in the state reflects the committee’s earnest determination to eradicate infections in Sarawak. Commending SDMC’s achievement, Tupong assemblyman Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman noted that 8,323 individuals thus far had received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Sarawak. “The target of vaccinating 70 […]
159 new positive cases in state
KUCHING: The state recorded 159 new Covid-19 positive cases today, taking the total tally to 9,924. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said the cases were reported in 13 districts throughout the state. “They are Sibu with 52 cases, Betong (49), Kuching (18), Bintulu (15), Miri (nine), Sarikei (five), three each in Dalat […]
Sarawak has highest number of people vaccinated
KUCHING: Sarawak has been recorded as the top state in the country with the highest number of people vaccinated as of March 1. The Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV) in a post on its Twitter account on Monday (March 1) said that as of 11am, about 7,402 people have been vaccinated. […]
PN respects Sarawak’s autonomy
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) decision to postpone the reopening of schools is a fine example of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government respecting Sarawak, says Michael Tiang. The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Youth chief said PN recognised the state government exercising its autonomy in deciding the best for Sarawakians. “By giving a […]
Sarawak records 220 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 220 new positive Covid-19 cases on Monday, bringing the tally to 9,765. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said of the total, 57 cases were reported in Bintulu district. “Fifty-four cases were recorded in Sibu, Miri (37), Kapit (20), Kuching (12), Julau (10), Dalat (eight), Sarikei (five), […]
New cluster might be declared soon
KUCHING: A new Covid-19 cluster has emerged in the state as a result of social gathering involving illegal cockfighting activities. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the cluster involves some 50 Covid-19 cases at a longhouse in his Bukit Saban constituency, adding that the cluster has yet to be declared […]
