Miri proposes Covid-19 field hospital
MIRI: A field hospital has been proposed by the Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) to prepare for any possible increase in Covid-19 cases here. It will also alleviate congestion Miri Hospital may face as a referral hospital for Limbang, Lawas and Marudi following the increase in cases recently. The field hospital, if allowed to […]
Interstate travel unlikely to trigger Covid-19 spike
BY RACHEL MINA KUCHING: Interstate travel will not lead to a rise in Covid-19 cases, agrees Sarawak Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. Abdul Karim was commenting on the statement made by federal Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin on Thursday (Sept 24) that interstate travel was unlikely to trigger a spike in […]
Private hospitals to play their role in managing rising number of Covid patients
KUCHING: The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) has requested its member hospitals in Sarawak mainly in Kuching to assist the government in managing the rising numbers of Covid-19 patients in the state. APHM President Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh said, as of yesterday (Sept 21), there were 3,724 positive Covid-19 cases reported in the state […]
Pandemic fatigue faced by Malaysians worrying: Experts
BY NURQALBY MOHD REDA THE pandemic fatigue experienced by Malaysians, in general, is growing more critical and has reached a level deemed as worrying, according to health experts and psychologists. In fact, they view the current spike in Covid-19 cases as partly due to pandemic fatigue as a consequence of people getting fed up with […]
Sarawak does not have most Delta cases in country
KUCHING: Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian has clarified that Sarawak certainly does not have the most Covid-19 Delta variant cases in Malaysia. “Because we have Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), (part of a) handful of labs in Malaysia that are capable to do […]
20,988 new cases on Thursday
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of Covid-19 new cases in the country rose to 20,988 from 18,762 yesterday. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah through his posting on his Facebook page, said the cumulative number of cases had now reached 1,786,004. Selangor remained as the state with the highest number of daily cases at 4,073, followed by […]
20,897 new cases reported
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20,897 new Covid-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, up from yesterday’s 19,268 cases, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. The country has recorded more than 20,000 cases daily from Oct 24 to Oct 29, with the highest figure of 24,599 cases being recorded on […]
Permai residential area contribute high numbers of Covid-19 Delta variant cases in Sibu
SIBU: The Covid-19 Delta variant that was detected in the Permai residential area here recently has contributed to the high number of cases recorded in the district for three consecutive days. Last Friday, Sibu district recorded a total of 125 positive cases, where 73 were detected from the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) area and 38 […]
Malaysia hits record-high of 24,599 daily Covid-19 cases today
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia today recorded 24,599 new cases of Covid-19, the highest daily figure since the pandemic hit the country last year. In a Facebook post, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the new development brought the cumulative number of cases in the country to 1,640,843. He said Selangor continued to record […]
State preparing more PKRCs
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is currently identifying and preparing several venues as Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment Centres (PKRCs) SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said that it was in view of the increasing number of positive cases in the district. “We need to be prepared as the surge in cases will […]
