ANGRY LETTER PROBE KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will get to the bottom of the issues behind an open letter by an anonymous writer who claimed to be a health care worker at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). SDMC chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas yesterday disclosed that
KUCHING: Yaw Teck Seng Foundation of the Samling Group has donated more medical supplies to assist frontliners in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. Its latest donations included two Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machines, one autoclave steriliser, one RNA extractor and two invasive ventilators. The foundtion also donated 50,000 surgical masks,
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded another Covid-19 fatality yesterday, bringing the total death toll in the state to 17. State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas revealed that the 17th case is a 72-year old man from Kampung Tabuan Lot, Kuching. “The victim started showing symptoms on April
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) has laid out detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) to protect its healthcare workers from Covid-19. State Health director Dr Chin Zin Hing said the measures include strengthening infection control practices, enforcing social distancing among the frontliners, screening all patients admitted to the hospital for
KUCHING: Sarawak has yet to decide when to allow small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to resume operation. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the state government will announce soon whether to follow the federal government’s decision to allow resumption. “On Sarawak’s part, we have
KUCHING: The movement of Sarawakian students returning to their hometowns will be closely monitored. Those travelling from red and yellow zones to green zones will be issued with a wristband tag each and stay home notice. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said they have
MIRI: A molecular lab at Miri Hospital that was completed last April 8 was given approval on April 24 using Real Time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RTPCR) method to detect Covid-19. The lab conducted a validation process under the supervision of the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) Malaysia before
MIRI: The Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) will distribute 84,381 free face masks to households in Miri Division. The face masks, which were received on April 24, are being distributed to all district offices in the division in stages. “Miri DDMC has also requested an additional 15,000 packs of
MIRI: Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) of Kuala Suai in collaboration with Pertubuhan Kebajikan Rumpun Islam Sejagat Miri (Keris) has recently delivered food aid to 11 families affected by movement control order (MCO). The extension of MCO has given huge impact on villagers who are mostly fishermen and farmers.
KUCHING: Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang, who is also the chairman of Padawan Municipal Council (MPP), recently distributed iftar packages to four roadblock posts (SJR) in the Padawan areas. The posts were SJR Batu 18, SJR Batu 11, SJR Jalan Penrissen and SJR Batu Kawa. The food packages were