Sarawak mounts temperature screening to curb Covid-19
KUCHING: All overseas travellers will now have to undergo body temperature screening upon their arrival at Sarawak’s international point of entry. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), those with fever or symptoms through self-declaration or self-referral or referred by the flight crew will be given a slip for a Covid-19 test at a […]
Slight decrease in COVID-19 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded a total of 270 COVID-19 cases during the first epidemiology (epid) week of this year, a slight decrease as compared to 330 cases during the 52 epid week of last year. Of the total number of cases during the first epid week, 260 cases were in categories one and two, while […]
Additional methods to contain Covid-19 when Cabinet meets
MIRI: Several proposals on additional methods for containing the spread of Covid-19 in Sarawak would be brought up during the Cabinet meeting scheduled for Wednesday (Jan 4), says Lukanisman Awang Sauni. The federal Deputy Minister of Health added that this was as preparation to face any possible increase in cases following the reopening of China’s […]
State records 330 COVID-19 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 330 COVID-19 cases during the 52nd epidemiology (epid) week, a slight decrease compared to 475 cases during the 51st epid week. Of the 330 cases, 323 were in categories one and two, while seven cases were in categories three, four, and five. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its weekly update […]
Conditional entry, some restrictions for tourists from China, reckons minister
KUCHING: Conditional entry and some restrictions should be imposed on Chinese tourists as the Covid-19 situation in the country has not yet fully subsided. Sarawak Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts, Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that he personally saw the matter could be implemented if Sarawak accepted the influx of […]
Conduct study on identified high-risk soil erosion areas, authorities told
KUCHING: Relevant authorities in the state have been instructed to conduct a study on the identified high-risk soil erosion areas before preemptive measures are taken to alert the locals in the areas. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that thus far, about 77 high-risk areas of soil erosion have been identified by the […]
Federation of Chinese Associations, Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Division ready to help flood victims
KUCHING: The Federation of Chinese Associations, Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Division are all geared up and ready to help flood victims in the state. According to the association’s disaster relief unit chief Kapitan Tan Kok Chiang, the unit will dispatch four teams from its members to Kuching, Samarahan, Bau and Serian to be on standby […]
Over 6,000 agencies ready to face floods
KUCHING: A total of 6,099 government agencies are well-prepared to provide assistance when floods hit Sarawak this week. Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said some 5,000 personnel from the Police Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), Civil Defence Force (APM), Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), RELA and other government authorities will be on […]
Heavy rains likely until Christmas Eve
KUCHING: Heavy downpour across Sarawak are expected to go on until Christmas Eve (Dec 24) in several districts across Sarawak. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the western part of the state will experience continuous rainfall starting today (Dec 23) as forecast by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). “I […]
COVID-19 update: S’wak records 916 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 916 COVID-19 cases during the 48th epidemiology (epid) week, a slight decrease compared to 1,046 cases during the 47th epid week. Of the 916 cases, 884 were in categories one and two, while 32 cases were in categories three, four, and five. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its weekly update […]
