Uggah assesses situation at MBKS Covid-19 one-stop centre
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas visited the Covid-19 One Stop Centre at Kuching South City Council (MBKS) in Padungan here on Wednesday (may 12). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman observed operations at the centre while being briefed by Dr Cheong Yaw Liang, the centre head. Accompanying both were Kuching […]
Public complying well with inter-zone travel ban
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas is pleased that the public is complying well with the inter-zone travel ban. “There is a smaller number of private vehicles travelling along the highway despite the coming Hari Raya celebration and public holidays beginning this Thursday,” he said. Uggah, who is […]
MCO? We will know by tomorrow
KUCHING: Will another movement control order (MCO) be implemented in Sarawak? We should know by tomorrow. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas was quoted by a local news portal as saying an announcement on the matter would be made on Monday (May 3) after the committee had its meeting. “Wait […]
48 longhouses still under EMCO
KUCHING: From a total of 407 longhouses in Sarawak being put under lockdown this year, only 48 are still under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this figure shows that the Covid-19 outbreak situation in rural areas is under control. “However, to make […]
SDMC refuses to end mandatory quarantine
KUCHING: Sarawak will only consider lifting the 14-day mandatory quarantine if the Covid-19 situation in the state in particular and country as a whole has improved satisfactorily or when the measure is no longer necessary. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the committee formulated the standard operating procedures (SOPs) […]
Consistent public cooperation can stop pandemic
KUCHING: The transmission of Covid-19 can be controlled and eventually ended, but only when all people consistently cooperate among themselves and with the authorities, said Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. This means that everybody is involved, yet there are members of the public who blame the committee for the increasing number of positive cases in […]
Sarawak’s tally surpasses 20k mark, 443 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak’s total Covid-19 positive cases surpassed the 20,000 mark on Sunday (April 11) with the state recording 443 new cases. This brings the state’s tally to 20,001 to date. This is the fifth time cases in Sarawak have exceeded 400 per day, with the highest being 555 cases recorded on April 9 — the […]
Three new clusters identified
KUCHING: The Health Department has identified three new Covid-19 clusters in Sarawak. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embah said these are the Abak Bon Cluster in Subis district, Jalan Badarudin Cluster in Kuching district and Nanga Kelangas Cluster in Julau district. “There are 49 active Covid-19 clusters in the state […]
SDMC investigating spike in Sri Aman Central Prison outbreak
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is investigating the cause of the sudden spike of positive cases in Sri Aman Central Prison. Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the prison recorded 159 new cases on Sunday (Apr 4), followed by the announcement of a new cluster — Tembok Cluster. He noted that […]
State declares three new clusters
KUCHING: The State Health Department on Sunday (Apr 4) declared three new clusters, namely the Tembok cluster in Sri Aman district, Sungai Mupong cluster in Maradong and Sungai Rassau cluster in Matu. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the Tembok cluster involved detainees at Sri Aman Central Prison […]
