Infected prison inmates, staff to be isolated

MIRI: Inmates and staff of Miri Central Prison who are tested positive for Covid-19 will be placed at the Covid-19 Low-risk Treatment and Quarantine Centre (PKRC) which is established within the prison facility. This was disclosed by the minister in charge of the Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin today. “For […]

Ministry manages pandemic risks with care

KUCHING: State Ministry of Utilities issued a media statement today to address the recent rise of Covid-19 positive cases among workers in the utilities sector across different divisions in Sarawak. Its minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said that a total of 113 staff members from the respective agencies under the ministry have tested […]

Sibu Jaya public library closed immediately following a staff tested positive

SIBU: The Sibu Jaya public library was closed immediately today following the detection of a staff member who tested positive for Covid-19. Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai said he had received information that one of his staff at the Sibu Jaya library had tested positive for Covid-19 due to close contact […]

Rapid rail assures its services safe prior to positive staff

KUALA LUMPUR: Rapid Rail Sdn Bhd has assured that its public transport services are safe although its officer at the Bandaraya Light Rail Transit (LRT) station has been found to be positive for Covid-19. In a statement today, Rapid Rail said its trains on all routes had been set for cleansing and sanitisation at peak […]

Staff Covid-19 positive, bank branch closed

KUCHING: RHB Banking Group (RHB) has confirmed that one of its employees from RHB Bank — Yung Kong Branch, here has tested positive for Covid-19. The affected employee was tested for Covid-19 on April 13 and confirmed Covid-19 positive yesterday. The affected employee has been away from the branch since March 12 and has been […]