Samarahan, Lundu districts now green zones
KUCHING: The districts of Samarahan and Lundu have now been categorised as a green zone. This comes after no Covid-19 cases were reported in the districts for the past 14 days. However, Kuching still remains yellow, with one case reported in the last 14 days. “Serian District is also still a yellow zone. To date, […]
Green zone PDKs allowed to operate from Aug 25
KUCHING: Special needs children will be able to go back to their Community-Based Rehabilitation Centres (PDK) effective Aug 25. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) committee member Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the reopening, however, was strictly for those centres located in green zones. “Only rehabilitation centres in the green zone are allowed to resume operations […]
Mandatory screening extended until Aug 31
KUCHING: The mandatory screening conducted at all of Sarawak’s main entrances has been extended until August 31. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the admission of all Malaysians from West Malaysia, Sabah, and Labuan entering Sarawak will undergo compulsory screening at all main entrances to Sarawak for the time being. […]
No new case detected
KUCHING: Sarawak did not detect any new case of Covid-19 on Tuesday (Aug 11), making the total number of recorded cases to remain unchanged at 681 cases. According to State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, there were three new cases that had recovered and discharged from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). […]
Rabies awareness short video contest
KUCHING: Malaysians residing in Sarawak are invited to participate in the 2020 state-level rabies awareness short video competition organised by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee. Lucrative prizes are up for grabs in this contest with first prize winner receiving RM5,000 cash plus certificate while second to fourth places will take home cash prizes of RM3,000, […]
Schools reopen on Aug 17
KUCHING: All primary and secondary schools in the state will reopen on August 17. This was announced by State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas when delivering the committee’s daily Covid-19 update on Tuesday (Aug 11). The reopening comes after a significant decrease in Covid-19 cases in areas near Kuching City […]
No new Covid-19 case
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded no new positive Covid-19 case on Monday (Aug 10), with the total number of positive cases remaining at 681. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said there were four new recovery cases, bringing the total number that had recovered and discharged to 656, or 96.33 per cent. […]
11 issued compounds
KUCHING: Police have issued 11 compounds to individuals in the state on Sunday (Aug 9) for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said the police will continue to enforce the SOPs including the use of face masks and social distancing in […]
Inter-zone movement from Aug 15
KUCHING: Sarawak will allow inter-zone movement without the need for police permit, effective Aug 15. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said SDMC had deliberated on the Covid-19 situation in the state and obtained health and economic views from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and tourism industry. “After taking into […]
13 compounded for non-compliance
KUCHING: Police issued 13 compounds to individuals for failing to comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) in public places statewide on Saturday. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, the police will continue to enforce the SOPs including the use of face masks and social distancing in public places. “Kuching recorded the […]
