Three African Swine Fever control areas in Sarawak
KUCHING: Three divisions in Sarawak — Limbang, Kapit and Miri — have been declared as the African Swine Fever (ASF) control areas. Deputy Chief Minister and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah declared this following the detection of the ASF cases in the neighbouring state of Sabah and North Kalimantan, Indonesia. […]
Three new clusters identified
By Petronella Langita Felix KUCHING: Three new Covid-19 clusters were identified in Sarawak on Monday (Aug 30). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the first cluster, dubbed the Sungai Ringin Cluster in Sungai Ringin, Meradong, is a community cluster involving residents of a longhouse under enhanced movement control order (EMCO). “The cluster saw 29 […]
Decrease in cases today
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a notable decrease in its daily Covid-19 cases with 2,028 new cases registered on Monday (Aug 30), compared to 2,552 on Sunday (Aug 29). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 918 new cases were identified in Kuching, followed by Serian with 260, Bau with 129 and Sibu with 102 daily cases. […]
Public express conflicting views on relaxation for fully vaccinated individuals
By Aisyah Azzahra Suhiri KUCHING: The general public are of the opinion that the standard operating procedures (SOPs) enforced by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is a smart move to ensure the public’s safety. The SOPs announced by SDMC on Aug 23 stated that only fully vaccinated individuals are allowed to work or enter […]
One new cluster identified
By Petronella Langita Felix KUCHING: The State Health Department has identified one new Covid-19 cluster on Sunday (Aug 29). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Kaman Cluster is a community cluster involving residents of Kampung Kaman, Jalan Krokong in Bau. It said out of 149 people screened, 63 people including the index case […]
Police permit, negative test result required for cross-district travel from Southern Zone
KUCHING: The cross-district travel from the Southern Zone to other districts requires a police permit and a negative RTK Antigen or rT-PCR test result approved by the Ministry of Health (MoH). The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the Covid-19 swab test result is valid for three days only and that this decision was […]
94 illegal immigrants test positive for covid in Sibu
KUCHING: A recent Covid-19 detection operation found a group of 94 Indonesian illegal immigrants positive for the virus and Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah has expressed concern. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman said the immigrants were from two oil palm plantations near Sibu. He said about half of the illegal immigrants […]
Delta is dominant variant in Sarawak
KUCHING: The Delta variant has now been identified as the dominant variant affecting the people in the state, said Prof Dr David Perera. The director of the Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) said that the IHCM is tracking the SAR COV-2 variants circulating in the state for the […]
Six new clusters declared
KUCHING: The State Health Department has declared six new Covid-19 clusters in Sarawak on Saturday (Aug 28). Three of the new clusters were community clusters, with the other three being workplace clusters. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the first cluster, known as Green Plantation 01 Cluster is a workplace cluster detected in an oil […]
Sarawak records increase in cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded an increasing number of cases at 2,427, compared to the previous day (2,224 cases), along with four fatalities on Saturday (Aug 28). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said of the cases, 2,422 or 99.8 percent comprised Category 1 and 2 while two cases were in Category 3 and three cases from […]