Traumatising time but survivor counts blessings
KUCHING: Former Covid-19 patient, Zainon Zaini, admits that she is still traumatised even though she and her children have been free from the deadly virus for a year. Recalling, the mother of two said until now the Health Department had yet to find the cause of their infection. “On March 29 last year, the three […]
Rules on Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial will be strictly followed
KUCHING: State Health Department (JKNS) director Dr Chin Zin Hing has assured that the Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) will be conducted according to protocol and all candidates will be monitored and supervised throughout the trial. He said the trial was being conducted by specialists in SGH with the cooperation of […]
Army contributes 120 blood bags to SGH
KUCHING: The Armed Forces managed to provide 120 blood bags to Sarawak General Hospital’s (SGH) blood bank. The Third Infantry Division said the lack of blood supplies and declining donations due to the implementation of the movement control order, had concerned the SGH blood bank. The blood supplies were important to ensure SGH’s operations run […]
Mum held after body of newborn found
KUCHING: The body of a newborn infant allegedly thrown down from the 13th floor of a hotel was found on the road behind a bank in Jalan Bukit Mata on Wednesday evening (Jan 13). Kuching district police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said a report was received at 9.20pm when the body was found […]
Motorcyclist dies in crash
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A motorcyclist died after his bike went out of control and crashed at Lorong 28, Taman Samarindah here today. District police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said the incident happened at 12.05pm when the victim was travelling from Taman Samarahan. The accident occurred when the victim arrived at a curve and his motorcycle is […]
Vaccine volunteers anyone?
Volunteers wanted for vaccine clinical trial KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department is seeking 400 healthy volunteers to participate in a Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial to be conducted at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). “This trial is expected to start in early to mid-January (this year) and you are expected to come for a total of […]
Search for Thomas Janang’s kin
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is searching for the next-of-kin or family members of a male patient known as Thomas Janang, 84. Based on information received from SGH, on Dec 13, the octogenarian was brought by family members to the Trauma and Emergency Department due to respiratory problems and subsequently he was admitted to […]
Hospital seeks patient’s next-of-kin
KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is appealing to the public to help locate the next-of-kin or family members of a male patient, named Pui Swee Fat, who is housed at Medical Ward 5 of the hospital. SGH, in a statement, said Pui, 66, was found in a weak condition and was taken to the Accident […]
Man falls to his death in mall
KUCHING: A 30-year-old man believed to have fallen from the third floor of a shopping mall here today has died. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail confirmed the incident occurred around 1.20pm. “The man, an OKU (person with disability) cardholder, was pronounced dead while receiving treatment at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). “According to witnesses, the […]
SGH looking for patient’s next of kin
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) is appealing to the public to help locate the next of kin or family members of a Chinese male patient named Poh Kiat Seng housed at Medical Ward 5 of the hospital. In a statement from SGH today, it was disclosed that Poh, 78, was found in a weak […]
