Beluru district turns red
KUCHING: Beluru District was declared a Covid-19 red zone today (Jan 18) after recording 42 locally transmitted cases in the past 14 days. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said there were 27 positive cases involving the Pasai Cluster reported in the district today (Jan 18). He said Betong district […]
Miri, Sibu record fatal cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded two deaths in a span of four days due to Covid-19. One was recorded on July 14 and the other today. The previous reported death was on July 26 last year when a 63-year-old woman passed away at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah […]
Uggah checks on community markets, pleased with SOP compliance
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said he is pleased to see that the public are strictly complying with the standard operating procedures (SOP) after conducting spot checks at the Kota Sentosa and Stutong Community Markets here today (Jan 17). The purpose of spot check was to assess public compliance with the […]
CMCO in Kuching, Sibu, Miri districts
KUCHING: Conditional movement control order (CMCO) will be enforced in Kuching, Sibu and Miri districts beginning Jan 13 at 12 midnight until Jan 26 in view of the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in these areas. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, in announcing this, said the districts, now categorised […]
Sarawak records 153 Covid-19 cases in single day
KUCHING: Covid-19 fourth wave continued its wrath on Monday with the state registering a record-breaking 153 positive cases, the highest number detected in a single day since the first case was detected on March 13 last year. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the number of cases dwarfed all […]
Miri now red zone
KUCHING: Miri district has been declared a Covid-19 red zone. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said this came about after a staggering 97 locally transmitted cases were detected in the district within the past 14 days. He said the districts of Dalat and Beluru had also changed from green […]
Operations to stop entry of illegal immigrants
KUCHING: The state is set to launch ‘Ops Jala’ in a few days’ time to quell the entry of illegal immigrants into Sarawak. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas in announcing this, emphasised the importance of controlling the threat of Covid-19 transmission through illegal immigrants. He said since Sept 1 during […]
SDMC evaluates Sibu’s lack of quarantine centres
KUCHING: The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is evaluating closely the current lack of Covid-19 quarantine centres in Sibu, said its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Addressing recent concerns in regard to arrivals from West Malaysia who were ordered to undergo home quarantine due to shortage of hotel rooms for quarantine, Uggah said there […]
State records two new Covid-19 cases
KUCHING: Two new Covid-19 cases were recorded in this district on Monday (Dec 28), bringing the cumulative total number of cases to 1,110. State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the first case was a local woman who returned from Congo via a flight to Kuala Lumpur before arriving at Kuching […]
CM visits recuperating Uggah
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg paid a visit to his deputy Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at Borneo Medical Centre here today. Despite his busy schedule, Abang Johari took some time to visit his friend after completing a pre-recording for post-2021 Budget programme at TVS studio. Uggah is currently recuperating after […]
