26 locations placed under EMCO
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) today (Sept 2) said the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) was enforced at 26 locations. The locations are in the districts of Bintulu, Sebauh, Lubok Antu, Sri Aman, Pakan, Julau, Asajaya, Betong and Saratok. “From Sept 1 until Sept 14 in Bintulu, the EMCO has been enforced at […]
State registers seven fatalities
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded seven new Covid-19 death cases, bringing the death toll in the state to 540 on Thursday (Sept 2). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the fatalities involved five women and two men. The 534th death was a 68-year-old woman from Tebedu District who was confirmed positive on Aug 30. She passed […]
New high of 2,992 cases but most are mild
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded the highest number of positive Covid-19 cases with 2,992 cases on Thursday (Sept 2), bringing the cumulative figure to 121,964 cases to date. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) also revealed that 2,986 (99.8 percent) of the cases are Category 1 and Category 2. “However, the state also recorded one Category […]
Nineteen new localities under EMCO
BY NAZRINZULAIQA HASBI KUCHING: The enhanced movement control order (EMCO) will be enforced in nineteen new localities in the state. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in announcing this on Wednesday (Sept 1), said the EMCO would be enforced in 10 longhouses in Betong district while the other areas are in Bintulu, Sri Aman and Lubuk […]
Two new clusters in Limbang
BY NAZRINZULAIQA HASBI KUCHING: The State Health Department has declared two new Covid-19 clusters in Limbang today (Sep 1). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the first cluster, dubbed the Menuang Baru, Limbang, is a community cluster at Rumah Manggi Kamoung Menuang Baru, Jalan Tedungan, Limbang. “The cluster has 70 positive cases including the index […]
Wednesday’s seven deaths push toll to 533
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded seven Covid-19 deaths on Wednesday, bringing the toll to 533. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the fatalities comprised mostly elderly people aged 60 and above, and have a history of comorbid diseases. “The state’s 527th Covid-19 death was a 62-year-old woman from Kuching who was confirmed positive on Aug 30. […]
Kuching records most Covid-19 cases on Wednesday
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a slight increase in the number of Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Sept 1) – 2,414, while the cumulative cases now stands at 118,972. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that 2,407 (99.71 per cent) of the cases were Category 1 and Category 2, with three Category 4 cases and four Category […]
Get 12-17 years old children vaccinated
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is in the process of implementing the vaccination programme for those aged 12 to 17 years old. Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said those in that age group comprised 289,200 individuals – 9.94 percent of the state’s population. “The government hopes that parents can give their full cooperation […]
Thank you Sarawakians for your commitment to PICK
KUCHING: Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Douglas Uggah Embas is thankful to Sarawakians for their commitment to the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) against the Covid-19 pandemic. He said through the cooperation of all, Sarawak had been able to achieve its immunisation target, with 90.1 percent of adults having been jabbed with the first shot of […]
Limbang turns red, six more localities under EMCO
KUCHING: The district of Limbang today joined 29 other districts in Sarawak as a red zone district after 70 local transmission cases were recorded in the past 14 days. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its daily Covid-19 update said the newly declared red zone district was previously an orange zone. The other districts […]
