Churches ready to comply
KUCHING: The Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) will cooperate with the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) if church activities need to be suspended again because of the spike in Covid-19 cases. Chairman of ACS Archbishop Simon Poh told New Sarawak Tribune this when asked on Sunday whether Christian churches in the city would be […]
Stop being complacent
KUCHING: After having recorded zero daily cases of Covid-19 in the state on most days since the past month, a sudden spike in numbers of locally transmitted cases was recorded since the past week. This rapid increase of cases raised concerns amongst members of the public here. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar […]
State records seven new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded seven new positive Covid-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of positive cases in the state to 601 to date. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said, they were two import cases and five local transmissions. It said the first case is a local who returned from Singapore on […]
Textile traders fear second wave
KUCHING: Some textile traders in India Street here have expressed fear that they might be forced to cease business should a second wave of Covid-19 occur. As it is, since the enforcement of the movement control order (MCO) in March this year, some of the traders had been severely affected, experiencing a decline in business […]
War not over yet
KUCHING: Individuals who came in close contact with the five recently detected Covid-19 positive cases here are urged to go for testing at health facilities throughout Kuching. According to State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, there are five health clinics offering Covid-19 testing here. The facilities include Jalan Masjid Health Clinic, […]
Comply with SOP to prevent second wave of Covid-19
SIBU: People must comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent the second wave of Covid-19. Speaking to New Sarawak Tribune on Saturday (June 20), Gelau Lau, 30, a civil servant said people should comply with the SOP, which means members of public, operators, traders and business owners should comply with the SOP which […]
Health ministry expects second wave of dengue cases
PUTRAJAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has forecasted a second wave of dengue cases from June until September, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said that although there had been a downtrend in the number of dengue cases since early this year, there has been an upward trend since six weeks ago, […]
Sufficient food supply
SERIAN: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) has assured essential food items are sufficient in view of the possibility of a second wave of Covid-19 cases nationwide. Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi said despite the number of Covid-19 cases nationwide recently showing an upward trend, KPDNHEP was able to ensure adequate supply […]
City council kicks off awareness campaign
MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) in collaboration with three local business organisations has kicked off an awareness campaign on the dangers of a second and third wave of Covid-19 outbreak. Mayor Adam Yii said the collaboration involved Dewan Usahawan Bumiputra Sarawak (DUBS), Miri Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) and Dayak Chamber of […]
Preparing for second wave of pandemic
KUCHING: Sarawakians all have vital roles to ensure that a second wave of Covid-19 infections does not happen, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said. The Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman disclosed that SDMC was currently developing a strategy to face the possibility of a second wave of the pandemic by studying the […]
