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Home needs COVID-19 self-test kits

KUCHING: The Salvation Army Boys Home Kuching needs  COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits. We are looking for sponsorship or donations of  the self-test kits for our staff and children,” it said in a Facebook post recently. It added it needed constant supply of the kits for its 30 residents and eight staff weekly. Members of […]

RTK-Ag self-tests still useful, stresses Dr Yii

KUCHING: With the transition to endemic phase, the fundamental policy when it comes to testing is the need to move away from the dependency on RT-PCR and move towards RTK-Ag self-test kits for fast detection and quick isolation. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii pointed out that this was especially crucial in dealing with the […]

SK Nanga Gayau Debak gets Covid-19 self-test kits

DEBAK: Covid-19 self-test kits have been handed over to SK Nanga Gayau, Debak for students to conduct self-testing in line with the new standard operating procedure (SOP) for the reopening of schools. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), the handover programme held on Wednesday (Jan 26) was organised by Bukit […]

Self-test kits for journos

KUCHING: The Northern Sarawak Journalists Association (NSJA) purchased 180 Covid-19 antigen rapid self-test kits for the distribution to its members — two kits per person. NSJA president Andy Jong Wan Joon said the self-test kits are for its members to keep in case they needed to monitor their own health at home. “This distribution is part […]

Covid-19 self-test kits available in Mukah

MUKAH: The Covid-19 self-test kits are readily available at all pharmacies here. New Sarawak Tribune on Wednesday (Sept 15) found out that each pharmacy in town currently has at least 100 units. The pharmacies also revealed that sales of the kits were brisk lately — available for purchase at RM19.90 each. Pharmacist Kong Su Ling […]

Parents can choose not to send children to school

PUTRAJAYA: Parents or guardians can choose not to send their children to school if they are worried about the threat of Covid-19 when schools reopen in stages starting Oct 3, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin. He said it would not be considered a disciplinary offence, adding that no warning letter would be […]