SMC submits proposal for markets’ reopening
SIBU: The Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will submit a proposal to the Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to consider the reopening of the Sibu Night Market and the Sibu Weekend Market in the near future. Once the proposal is accepted, SDDMC will extend the request to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) to decide […]
Satisfactory level of jab registration
SIBU: Registration for the vaccine by locals here has reached a satisfactory level, said Dr Annuar Rapaee. The Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator stated that for now, 81 percent of the 203,133 residents in Sibu division have registered for the vaccination. He mentioned that the decision of the locals to get themselves vaccinated […]
982 residents undergo Hilir Cluster ACD
SIBU: A total of 982 residents at Zone 10 Kampung Datu attended Covid-19 swab tests in Jalan Masjid here as of 1pm today. The screening was conducted by the Ministry of Health (MoH) through active case detection (ACD) on a large scale following the announcement of the Hilir Cluster by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee […]
SJKC Methodist closed until further notice
SIBU: Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Methodist here will be closed from tomorrow (March 19) after one of its teachers tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday (March 17). Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said the closure was effective until further notice. “The school will only reopen after the swab test […]
Two more primary schools in Sibu closed
SIBU: Following the closure of Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Methodist after one of its teachers tested positive for Covid-19, two other primary schools here will also be closed effective from tomorrow (Mar 19) until March 26. Sibu District Education Office (PPD), in a statement today (Mar 18), said the two schools are Sekolah Kebangsaan […]
Zone 10 residents urged to come for swab test tomorrow
SIBU: All residents living in Zone 10 area of Kampung Datu are urged to undergo the Covid-19 swab test tomorrow (18 March). Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator Dr Annuar Rapaee said, the Ministry of Health (MoH) will hold a large-scale active case detection (ACD) swab test at the parking lot of Masjid An-Nur […]
Remain at home, residents advised
SIBU: Residents in Kampung Hilir, Abang Barieng and Bandong are urged to stay indoors for two weeks following the new Hilir Cluster which was declared by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Tuesday. With the cluster’s emergence, a total of nine positive Covid-19 cases were recorded in Kampung Hilir on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative total of […]
Zone 28, Zone 29 active detection activity postponed
SIBU: The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has announced the postponement of the Covid-19 active case detection (ACD) for Zone 28 (Permai Locality) and Zone 29 (Jeriah Locality) on Mar 18 to 19. Sibu DDMC in a statement today said that the delay was due to unavoidable problems. “The postponement of the ACD Covid-19 will be changed to […]
Zone 10 villages on high alert
SIBU: More active case detection (ACD) will be conducted at Kampung Hilir. This was confirmed by the coordinator of the divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Dr Annuar Rapaee today. The assistant minister of Local Government and Housing said the ACD will be implemented on a large scale in Kampung Hilir following 25 Covid-19 positive cases […]
High Covid-19 cases in state due to inclusive, extensive detection
SIBU: Sarawak continues to record a high number of Covid-19 positive cases as the state did not change its policy of only detecting close contacts to positive cases, said Dr Annuar Rapaee. The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) coordinator pointed out that unlike other states, Sarawak continued with its policy of tracking every close […]
