Effectiveness of MCO raises concern
KUCHING: Although the state has been put under the movement control order (MCO) for the past few weeks, the ever growing number of Covid-19 cases has made the public concerned about its effectiveness. The implementation of MCO should have decreased the number of cases statewide. However, a lot of new cases, new clusters, as well […]
Raising morale of healthcare frontliners
BY JAMARI MOHTAR AND AMANDA YEO In light of the rising number of Covid-19 daily infections which was 7,654 on July 6, the urgent upgrading of the healthcare system becomes very paramount. And the key to this is the high morale of the frontliners. There have been numerous calls for the government to absorb contract […]
440 positive cases on Friday, 59 involving detainees
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 440 Covid-19 cases on Friday (July 2), pushing the total number to 65,835. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 277 (62.95 per cent) of the total cases were detected in five districts, namely Serian, Kuching, Song, Sibu and Mukah. Serian recorded the highest number with 78, of which 59 cases (75.64 per […]
Fourth day above 6,000 mark
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of new Covid-19 cases recorded daily has breached the 6,000 mark for four consecutive days, with 6,982 cases reported within the past 24 hours. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah announced via Twitter that the cumulative number of cases is now 765,949. Selangor continued to record the highest number […]
544 new cases recorded on Thursday
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 544 new positive Covid-19 cases on Thursday (July 1), raising the state’s case tally to 65,395. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 338 of these cases, or 62.13 per cent, were detected in five districts, namely Kuching, Tebedu, Sibu, Bintulu, and Miri. Kuching District recorded 118 cases, Tebedu (63), Sibu (58), […]
Eateries open until 10pm considered unwise
KUCHING: Kuching Coffeeshop and Restaurant Owners Association committee member Kapitan Tan Yit Sheng fears that extending the operating hours to 10pm will only cause more Covid-19 cases. He explained that longer operating hours — previously, this was until 8pm — would only encourage the public to go out more while taking their sweet time ordering […]
Sarawak Soka Gakkai donates to Kampung Sinar Budi Baru folk
KUCHING: Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM), Sarawak Branch donated 300 cartons of drinks and 300 boxes of face mask to the community of Kampung Sinar Budi Baru. Due to the high number of Covid-19 cases there, the community was placed under enhanced movement control order (EMCO) on June 10. Sarawak SGM representative Tan Chai Hong handed […]
569 new cases bring state tally to 59,139
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 569 new positive cases today (June 19), taking the state’s case tally to 59,139. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 361 of the cases or 63.44 percent were detected in Sibu, Sarikei, Kuching, Bintulu and Kapit. Sibu District registered 131 cases, Sarikei (83), Kuching (74), Bintulu (47), Kapit (26), Simunjan (23), […]
Sibu records highest number of cases on Friday
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded 536 Covid-19 cases on Friday (June 18), raising the total number in the state to 58,570. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in a statement, said 297 or 55.41 per cent of the total cases detected were in Sibu, Kuching, Kanowit, Bintulu and Bau districts. Sibu recorded the highest number of cases at […]
Miri Central Market reopens to public
MIRI: After being temporarily closed since May 25 due to reports of positive Covid-19 cases among the stallholders, Miri Central Market at Brooke Road here is now reopened to the public. Businesses at the market commenced on June 14 (Monday). During the closure period, the local council has carried out massive cleaning and sanitisation works […]
