703 Covid-19 cases on Gawai Day
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 703 Covid-19 positive cases on Gawai Day (June 1), bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 48,032. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said a total of 458 or 65.15 percent of the total cases detected were in Kuching, Bintulu and Miri districts. Kuching district recorded the highest number […]
Sarawak streamlines MCO to June 14
KUCHING: The movement control order (MCO) in the state will be extended until June 14, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC). The decision was announced by the committee in its daily Covid-19 update yesterday (May 31). “Today (May 31), SDMC has met and decided to coordinate the implementation date of the MCO until June […]
42 slapped with compounds for SOP breach
KUCHING: Police issued 42 compounds to errant individuals for failing to comply with the movement control order (MCO) 3.0 standard operating procedures (SOPs) on Sunday (May 30). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Bintulu recorded the most compounds with 20, followed by Dalat (eight), Kota Samarahan (six), Kuching (four), Kapit (three), and Sarikei (one). […]
Three new clusters announced
KUCHING: The State Health Department has declared three new Covid-19 clusters — one each in the districts of Bau, Bintulu and Kuching respectively. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) stated that the Jalan Jambusan-Sunchar Cluster in Bau district is a community cluster involving four families from four different localities namely Taman Mutiara, Kampung Melayu Baru, Taman […]
Observe SOPs at all times this Gawai
KUCHING: Local frontliners have pleaded with the Dayak community to strictly comply with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the movement control order (MCO). While battling against an unseen enemy and looking after the wellbeing of the people, they urged everyone to stay put at home and refrain from visiting one another for Gawai to […]
State records 654 new positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 654 new Covid-19 cases on Monday (May 31), bringing the state’s tally to 47,329 since the first case was detected on March 13 last year. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 405 or 61.93 percent of the new cases were detected in Kuching, Sibu and Miri. “Kuching reported 219 cases, followed by […]
SDMC asked to clarify on Sarawak MCO and federal MCO
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has been urged to clarify if the federal government’s movement control order (MCO) supersedes Sarawak’s MCO. In making this call, Sarawak Peoples’ Aspirasi Party (Aspirasi) president Lina Soo said there were now two different sets of MCO — the Sarawak MCO and the federal MCO. Adding to the confusion […]
Senator wishes all Happy Gawai Day
KUCHING: Senator Jaziri Alkaf A. Suffian wished everyone a Happy Gawai Day. “This year’s Gawai celebrations may be a little different due to the implementation of the movement control order, which is in effect throughout Sarawak and Malaysia as part of our efforts to reduce the surge of Covid-19 cases,” said the Bersatu leader. “It […]
Highest number of Covid deaths in a day in Sarawak
10 new deaths bring toll to 294 KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 10 new Covid-19 deaths on Monday (May 31), bringing the toll to 294. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the 285th death was Case 44,762, a 77-year-old local woman who was treated in the Sibu Hospital for seizure. It said she was confirmed Covid-19 […]
Sanitisation works carried out in Kuching city
KUCHING: Three major areas in Kuching city including Carpenter Street, India Street and Kuching Main Bazaar were sanitised by the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) and local authorities yesterday (May 30). The public sanitisation programme involved a total of 32 personnel from three fire stations — Padungan, Tabuan Jaya and Batu Lintang — as […]
