State records 325 new cases
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 325 new COVID-19 cases during Epid (epidemiological) Week 24, which showed a slight increase from Epid Week 23 with 267 cases. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) weekly report released yesterday, Kuching remained the state’s most affected district during Epid Weeks 24 and 23, with 104 and 96 cases respectively. […]
COVID-19 not a barrier to donating blood
KUCHING: Blood donations to Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) have gone up by about 20 per cent in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic Head of the Transfusion Services and Blood Bank Department Dr Mohammad Marin Md Zahrin said the increase occurred after the COVID-19 standard operating procedures were relaxed. “The public is not concerned and […]
Health Ministry to expand the use of Paxlovid to private hospitals
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has decided to expand the use of the oral antiviral drug, Paxlovid, to private hospitals in the country. Its Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this was following a successful run in public hospitals with 1,364 people fully recovered up to June 5. “There were no serious side effects among the patients […]
Sarawak will continue to remain part of Malaysia
KAPIT: Sarawak, as part of the region that formed Malaysia, will continue to remain a part of the country and develop as enshrined in the Federal Constitution and Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63). Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said the state government has a solid plan and policy to ensure that Sarawak […]
Be merry, but be cautious too
KUCHING: While the Gawai Dayak celebrations are more lively this year, Sarawakians must nevertheless follow all COVID-19 guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) imposed by the government. According to Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, with our country transitioning to the endemic phase, economic reopening and movement control relaxation, this year’s Gawai Dayak […]
State reports slight increase in COVID-19 cases
KUCHING: With the Gawai Dayak celebration just round the corner, Sarawak recorded a slight increase in COVID-19 cases. This could be seen through the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) weekly COVID-19 update – 304 cases of COVID-19 were registered in Sarawak during the 21st Epidemiology (Epid) Week between May 23 and 29. This was a […]
More than 4,000 Sarawakians lost their jobs during COVID-19
KUCHING: AS many as 4,037 Sarawakians have lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021. Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala said a total of 3,002 Sarawakian lost their jobs in the year 2020, while 1,035 faced the same fate in the following year. […]
Kuching remains most COVID-19 affected district
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 377 new Covid-19 cases during Epid (epidemiological) Week 19, which showed an increase from Epid Week 18 with 256 cases. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee’s (SDMC) weekly report released on Monday (May 16), Kuching remained the state’s most affected district during Epid Weeks 18 and 19, with 52 cases in […]
N. Korea confirms first-ever COVID-19 case
PYONGYANG: North Korea on Thursday confirmed its first-ever COVID-19 case in over two years, Xinhua quoted the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) report. The state media said samples were collected from a group of patients in the capital on Sunday and a subvariant of the highly transmissible Omicron version of the coronavirus, known as BA.2, […]
Minister delighted with return of sports tourism
KUCHING: Sports tourism is making a comeback after two years of absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said that this was following the country’s transition to the endemic phase and with the relaxation of some Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs). “Today […]
