Chong tests negative

KUCHING: Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen announced he was tested Covid-19 negative by State Health Department on Oct 4 upon returning from Kuala Lumpur on Oct 2. With the release of the negative result, the Kota Sentosa assemblyman hoped this would clarify on the smearing and defamatory statement by Sarawak United […]

145 people test negative

KUCHING: One hundred and forty-five people in Pa’ Dalih, Bario and Miri have be tested negative for Covid-19, said State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the Covid-19 tests were conducted after the Sepang District Health Office reported one positive case in Selangor had a history of travelling to Pa’ […]

Fadillah tests negative

KUCHING: Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof breathed a sigh of relief as he had tested negative for Covid-19. This came after he attended a meeting recently which was also attended by a member who had tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday (Oct 5). “I had undergone a screening and (the results) were found to […]

Student’s death not related to Covid-19

KUALA KANGSAR: A swab-test on a Form Three student who died in a school in Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, last Wednesday found him negative for Covid-19, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. “We will wait for the chemist report before we can announce the actual cause of his death,” he told a […]

Five workers ordered to stay home

KUCHING ENGINEERING COMPANY CLUSTER KUCHING: Arkitek KDI SB said five of its employees, who had contact with a positive Covid-19 case (case 579), went for Covid-19 tests and that their results came back negative. The architect firm, in a statement on Monday, said that on July 7, the employees had contact with a KTA engineer […]

Sarawakians coming home must undergo quarantine

KUCHING: All Sarawakians returning from Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Labuan have to undergo a 14-day quarantine at designated hotels. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said these groups would be quarantined whenever they arrive at their last destination, either Kuching, Sibu, Bintulu or Miri. “On day seven of the quarantine period, sample of […]

Self-quarantine over for Tasik Biru assemblyman

KUCHING: Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep completed his 14-day self-quarantine at his home yesterday. He tested negative for Covid-19 but was ordered to undergo the 14-day quarantine since April 3. “It has been quite an experience and great moment of personal reflection and recollection. But the war is not over yet,” he wrote […]

Jerip free from Covid-19 infection

KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Transport Datuk Dr Jerip Susil is now free of the Covid-19 infection after both of his tests came back negative. “I would like to inform you that my infection of Covid-19 had been tested twice negative, which means I am now clear of the infection,” he said in his Facebook post […]

Uggah, Sim and Rundi not infected

KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas and two state ministers have tested negative for Covid-19. The ministers are Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian and Utilities Minister Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom. Dr Sim and Rundi were instructed to undergo self-quarantine after they attended a State […]

Fatimah tests negative for Covid-19

KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah’s test result for Covid-19 has come back negative yesterday.   She said she received a call from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) informing her that the result was negative. “I was in the middle of a video conference with the Sarawak Disaster Management […]