KUCHING: Sarikei district has changed from green to yellow zone, while Bukit Mabong district changed from yellow to orange zone today. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said this was due to one locally transmitted case which was reported in Sarikei district within the past 14 days. As for Bukit Mabong,
KUCHING: The district of Kuching was declared a red zone – again, today. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement said this followed 43 Covid-19 positive cases recorded in the district within the last 14 days. “Samarahan, Julau, Subis, Beluru, Kapit, Song, Dalat, Bintulu, Kanowit, Miri and Sibu remained
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded three new Covid-19 fatalities today, bringing the number of deaths to 65. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said Kuching, Bintulu and Sibu recorded one death respectively. “The state’s 63rd death is case 3,241 who was a 63-year-old local male from the Simunjan district. He
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 200 Covid-19 positive cases today, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 7,225. Sibu accounted for more than half — 102 of the cases, Kapit 53, Kuching 16, Bintulu 13, Dalat seven, Miri and Lundu three each while Samarahan, Beluru and Belaga each recorded
KUCHING: Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has decided to place Kampung Sungai Maong here and Taman Univista in Samarahan under enhanced movement control order (EMCO). SDMC said that the Emco will be effective from 12:01am on Feb 17 till 11:59pm March 2. “This followed a risk assessment done after the
KUCHING: Six new Covid-19 clusters were identified by the Sarawak Health Department today, making the state’s total number of Covid-19 active clusters to 21. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement today, said the index case for the Geronggang Cluster, a community cluster involving an elderly care centre
KUCHING: The passing of the Sexual Harassment Bill is crucial and long overdue, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister said that the Bill would help non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the public to address as well as prevent sexual harassment. She pointed
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 246 new positive cases on Monday (Feb 15), bringing the state’s tally to 6,832. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said that 171 cases were recorded in Sibu. “Of the total, 171 cases were recorded in Sibu, Kapit (22), Julau (21), Samarahan (12),
KUCHING: The operations of education institutions under the conditional movement control order (CMCO) is subjected to the directives by the Ministry of Education (MOE). This includes private education institutions registered under MOE like international schools as stated in the updated standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the National Security Council
KUCHING: Farmers’ markets, night markets, and late-night bazaars are prohibited to operate in Covid-19 red zones during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period from Feb 15 to March 1. The National Security Council (MKN) recently issued an updated notice on the standard operating procedures (SOPs) which stated that business,
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