SDMC has SOP for returning students
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has its own standard operating procedures (SOPs) to handle students returning from overseas or other Malaysian states to curb the spread of Covid-19. “For those coming from overseas, some will be quarantined in Kuala Lumpur (KL) for 14 days,” said its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at […]
285 persons under surveillance so far
KUCHING: A total of 285 Sarawakians had been placed in quarantine centres as person under surveillance (PUS) as of yesterday, according to State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) deputy chairman Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The number of PUS, namely Sarawakians returning from overseas, the Peninsular, Sabah and Labuan, had increased by 104 since last Sunday. […]
Overseas Malaysian rush home to beat the movement control deadline
By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK: Many Malaysians working or on holidays in Thailand scrambled to book the next flight to Malaysia after a two-week nationwide movement control order from March 18 was announced in the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Many Malaysians rushed to airports early morning to make sure they got back home by today to avoid being […]
Have you been to these countries lately?
KUCHING: The state government is strongly advising Sarawakians who have been to South Korea and China, including Hong Kong and Macau, in the last 14 days to do a self-quarantine. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee, in a statement yesterday, said this included students and work visa holders as self-quarantine was compulsory in order to ensure […]
Don’t visit these countries
KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has advised Sarawakians not to visit countries affected by Covid-19 such as South Korea, China, Iran, and Italy at this time. He said that the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) was monitoring the outbreak situation in other countries. Citing the latest information from […]
Get vaccinated before travelling overseas
KUALA LUMPUR: If you’re planning on travelling overseas, it will do you good to be vaccinated for influenza a month before you depart as this will strengthen your immune system and antibodies, advises Malaysian Medical Association president (MMA) Dr N. Ganabaskaran. “Vaccination does not only protect the patient but others from being infected with the […]
