Mobile vaccination bus at Sibu Central Market this weekend
SIBU: The mobile vaccination bus will stop at the Sibu Central Market this weekend (Aug 7 and 8). According to a statement from the Sibu Health Promotion Unit on Thursday (Aug 5), the bus, which will operate from 9am to 1pm, would also be at the same place next weekend (Aug 14 and 15). “The […]
Sibu Central Market entry only for the fully vaccinated
SIBU: Only individuals who have been fully vaccinated are allowed to enter Sibu Central Market starting Aug 1, says Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) Market and Petty Traders standing committee chairman Albert Tiang. According to him, the decision was made during the council meeting on Monday. “Visitors must show proof of vaccination (digital vaccination certificate from […]
Sibu Night Market to continue operating
SIBU: The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has decided to allow the Sibu Night Market to operate from tonight (Apr 22), Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh said today (Apr 21). Earlier, Ting had attended a meeting on the conditional movement control order (CMCO) with enhanced standard operating procedures (SOPs) for […]
Sibu Central Market to continue operating
SIBU: Despite the rise in Covid-19 cases among hawkers and traders at Sibu Central Market, the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has no plans to shut down the popular venue. SMC chairman Clarence Ting told the media today that despite advice from the Ministry of Health (MoH) to do so after 16 more cases were reported […]
Sibu Central Market opens Monday
SIBU: The Central Market here, which halted its operations almost three weeks ago, is resuming its operation tomorrow (Mar 1). This was confirmed by Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh on Sunday (Feb 28). He said the council had considered this matter based on satisfactory Covid-19 results involving its hawkers and traders. […]
859 samples collected from hawkers
SIBU: A total of 859 samples were collected from hawkers for Covid-19 screening test at Sibu Central Market. State Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing said the swab tests from Feb 22 to Feb 23 were held at Sibu Central Market. “One positive Covid-19 case was detected while 263 of them came back negative and […]
18 hawkers tested positive so far
SIBU: State Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing has confirmed that 18 out of the 818 samples collected from the Covid-19 swab tests involving hawkers and traders at Sibu Central Market had tested positive for the virus. He disclosed this information to the New Sarawak Tribune when contacted today to find out the results that […]
317 hawkers undergo screening
SIBU: A total of 317 hawkers from the Sibu Central Market have undergone Covid-19 screening tests held at its premises today. Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting Ing Horh stated that the screening involved all the hawkers there. “The screening for tomorrow will be for food and beverages hawkers, goods sellers, crab sellers and […]
Sibu Central Market traders fear income loss
SIBU: The implementation of the movement control order (MCO) in Sibu since mid-January has affected various quarters in this division including hawkers and traders at the Sibu Central Market here. The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) has ordered the market to operate with limited capacity in line with the stipulated standard operating procedures (SOPs) and traders […]
Sibu Central Market closed for two days
SIBU: The Sibu Central Market will be closed to the public for two days on Tuesday (Feb 2) and Wednesday (Feb 3), says Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting. He confirmed that a SMC staff working at the Sibu Central Market on field surveillance had been confirmed positive for Covid-19 on Monday (Feb 2). […]
