KUCHING: Malaysia now has 153 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally of positive cases up to 1,183 cases. In a statement issued by the Health Ministry (MoH), its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah revealed that out of the figure, 90 cases were related to the ‘tabligh’ gathering cluster
KUCHING: Only unstable patients with medications to adjust and titrate should come to hospitals for follow ups. Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) Obstetrics and Gynaecology Registrar Dr Abigail Rembui Jerip said, “Rescheduling appointments is a good idea for stable patients because many clinics have already started deferring the dates for appointments.
KUCHING: A man with underlying health conditions is the nation’s first fatality, after testing positive for Covid-19. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Secretariat which confirmed the fatality identified the victim as Pastor David Cheng Lip Kiong from Emmanuel Baptist Church, who died yesterday. Sixty-year-old Cheng was the state’s second
KUCHING: Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen announced yesterday on Facebook that he had tested positive for the Covid-19. Currently, he is treated at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) and quarantined for further monitoring based on standard procedures set by the Health Ministry. Yii said that he was in
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) welcomes all announcements made by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the country. Its president Macky Joseph said this and hoped that all pupils and teachers are always kept up to date with the latest news on Covid-19.
SIBU: A man was seriously injured after being shot with a gun in front of a restaurant in Paradom near here late Sunday. Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the victim was fishing in front of the said restaurant before he was interrupted by another man believed to be
1,000 HOUSEMEN KUCHING: Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has lauded efforts by the Health Ministry (MOH) to address the spread of Covid-19 It is learned that MOH had decided to station 1,000 housemen at public hospitals nationwide to support medical staff, particularly doctors, who
1,000 HOUSEMEN KUCHING: The decision to station 1,000 housemen in public hospitals nationwide was described as a win-win situation for both the medical department and the community. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said this when contacted by New Sarawak Tribune yesterday on
1,000 HOUSEMEN KUCHING: It is a positive and timely move by the Health Ministry (MOH) to station 1,000 housemen at public hospitals nationwide to support medical staff, particularly doctors, who had their hands full due to the outbreak. Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Islamic Affairs and Kuching North
1,000 HOUSEMEN KUCHING: The Sarawak State Health Department looks forward to receiving additional manpower to help curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state. Its director Dr Chin Zin Hing told New Sarawak Tribune that the department welcomed the initiative by the Health Ministry to station 1,000 housemen in public