Federation donates PPE to SGH frontliners
KUCHING: about 2,000 units if personal protective equipment (PPE) were given to the frontliners of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) yesterday. Federation of Chinese Associations in Kuching, Samarahan and Serian District president Datuk Richard Wee handed over the PPE, which included protective clothing, boots, helmets, goggles and others. The federation said it would continue to purchase […]
One death, 21 new positive cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded one death and 21 new positive cases for Covid-19 yesterday. Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that the latest victim was a 40-year-old lecturer from Kota Samarahan who passed away at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). On the two deaths on Monday of a 47-year-old male […]
Head of State donates medical supply to SGH
KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) yesterday received medical equipment and supply for its intensive care unit (ICU), valued at a total of RM120,000, donated by the Head of State (TYT) Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. The equipment include one unit of portable ultrasound linear probe, five units of anti DVT, two units of fibreoptic […]
Seven deaths in Sarawak so far
KUCHING: Sarawak has recorded two new deaths related to Covid-19, bringing the tally to seven. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, said that one was reported at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and the other at Miri Hospital. Six positive cases were recorded in the state yesterday with the accumulative total […]
Medical warriors want public to obey MCO
KUCHING: While they persevere on the frontlines in the war against the Covid-19 pandemic, medical workers nationwide have one simple plea for Malaysians to heed — obey the movement control order. They have been making significant sacrifices to battle this pandemic for the sake of the nation when the main sacrifice the public has to […]
SGH Blood Bank needs B and AB blood
KUCHING: The Malaysian Red Crescent (MRC) Sarawak has appealed to blood donors and caring Malaysians to help top up the blood bank of the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) as it is short of B and AB blood types. Its director Chai King Sing said the stock of these two types of blood is in dire […]
SGH seeks help to identify man
KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Medical Social Services Department is appealing to the public to come forward if they know the identity of a male patient who was found by the roadside on Sunday. According to a press statement, the patient was brought to the hospital by the Civil Defence Department (JPAM) and efforts to […]
Raghad donates RM60,000 to hospital
KUCHING: The wife of the Head of State Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Raghad Kurdi Taib yesterday presented a donation amounting to RM60,000 to the Sarawak General Hospital in an effort to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The contribution is aimed to satisfy medical needs, such as medicines and hospital equipment, for the Covid-19 wards throughout […]
Five deaths in Sarawak so far
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two more deaths related to the Covid-19 outbreak yesterday, bringing the death toll to five. According to the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) secretariat, one of the victims was a 49-year-old man from Kuching — his mother died of the same disease on March 18 at her home. “The man was admitted […]
1,500 masks for Sarawak General Hospital
By Nur Ashikin Louis & Natasha Jee KUCHING: Sarawak Democratic Action Party (DAP) had given 1,500 N95-type masks to Sarawak General Hospital yesterday morning. Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii stated that since the surge in positive cases of Covid-19, his party and its office has been trying to source for essential supplies and materials […]
