Kampung Opar, Bau is latest community cluster
KUCHING: A community cluster has been declared in Kampung Opar, Bau after 66 villagers including the index case tested positive for Covid-19. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 131people involved in the Opar Cluster have been swab with 66 persons including the index case tested positive and 40 others tested negative. Another 25 people […]
Five more lives lost to Covid-19 as toll hits 508
KUCHING: Covid-19 claimed five lives in Sarawak on Wednesday (Aug 25), with the latest deaths pushing the toll to 508. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee disclosed that the victims were four men and a woman. The 504th fatality was a 64-year-old local man from Sibu District who was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on Aug 22. […]
Sarawak records cumulative total of 103,048 cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,667 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (Aug 25), pushing the cumulative total to 103,048. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) disclosed that 1,665 or 99.88 percent of the cases were under Category 1 and 2 while Category 4 and 5 had one case each. Kuching accounted for the highest number of cases […]
Transit of foreigners in Sarawak allowed
KUCHING: Travellers from overseas are allowed to transit directly in Sarawak within subject to set conditions. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in its updated EnterSarawak Guidelines today (Aug 24), outlined that transit must be within the same day of the connecting flight. “If transiting via Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) 1 or 2 into […]
Record high swabs taken at MBKS OSC on Monday
KUCHING: A record high 3,796 swabs were taken by health authorities at the Kuching City South Council’s (MBKS) Covid-19 One-Stop Centre (OSC) in Jalan Padungan here on Monday (Aug 23). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said in total, 4,931 swabs, including those at the quarantine centre and those […]
Department announces two new clusters
KUCHING: The State Health Department has declared the emergence of two new Covid-19 community clusters today (August 24). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said that the community clusters are in Selangau and Serian districts. On the Nanga Pelugau Cluster in Selangau, the committee said the community cluster was detected involving a longhouse […]
Sarawak records 1,543 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 1,543 new Covid-19 new cases today (Aug 24), five cases less from the 1,538 cases reported the day before, along with two fatalities. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the cumulative total number of cases stood at 101,381 while the death toll was at 503. It said that Kuching accounted […]
Category 1, 2 can be home quarantined
KUCHING: Those who are Covid-19 positive and categorised under Category 1 and Category 2 — having no symptoms and mild symptoms respectively — may be suitable for home quarantine, monitoring and treatment. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this following medical expert assessment on the matter. “However, this […]
State records dip in new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak on Monday (Aug 23) recorded a drop in the number of daily Covid-19 cases with 1,538 new cases compared to 1,772 cases last Sunday. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the Kuching district once again recorded the highest number of new daily cases with 615, followed by Serian with 129 cases, Lundu […]
Help underway for affected durian farmers
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will work out a mechanism for durian farmers in areas under the imposition of the Covid-19 lockdown to bring out their fruits to the market. SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said he would discuss with the respective Divisional Health Departments to work out a suitable arrangement […]
