Masing concurs with Dr Sim’s assessment of Covid-19 situation
KUCHING: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Jemut Masing concurs with the suggestions by Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian on how to live with the coronavirus. “Covid-19 will be part of our lives in the next few years and will eventually evolve to become a […]
New field hospital for Covid patients
KUCHING: A new field hospital to treat Covid-19 patients has been set up at the compound of Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said the setting up of the Covid-19 Accident and Emergency (A&E) field hospital, which took six days to complete, was sponsored by […]
Tests sent to private labs in KL cause of backlog
KUCHING: The backlog for the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests in Sarawak was due to the samples being sent to private labs in Kuala Lumpur. Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that the State Health Department were sending the samples to private labs as per the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) arrangements due to the […]
Hope on medical experts for guidelines for self-testing
KUCHING: Sarawak is looking towards medical experts to come up with guidelines on Covid-19 self-testing. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian told New Sarawak Tribune via WhatsApp that SDMC is working out the details. Early on, in a Facebook post on Tuesday (Sept 7), he said Sarawak may need […]
Vaccinate as many Sarawakians as possible
KUCHING: Sarawak should vaccinate as many Sarawakians as possible, including those below 12 years old. In saying this, Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said that those in that age group was equivalent to 20 percent of the state’s population. “The Lancet medical journal in its publication stated that […]
Dr Sim praises teamwork in getting ready PKRCs
KUCHING: As many as 520 beds have been put up at SMK Tabuan Jaya and Dewan Hikmah, which will serve as Covid-19 Quarantine and Low-Risk Treatment centres (PKRC). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian expressed his appreciation to those involved in preparing the PKRCs. “Thank you very much to […]
Category 1, 2 can be home quarantined
KUCHING: Those who are Covid-19 positive and categorised under Category 1 and Category 2 — having no symptoms and mild symptoms respectively — may be suitable for home quarantine, monitoring and treatment. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said this following medical expert assessment on the matter. “However, this […]
Remain focused on pandemic
KUCHING: As political uncertainty in Malaya continues, Sarawakians have been urged to continue to focus on curbing Covid-19. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian, in making this call, said that many Malaysians were busy with federal politics during the weekend. “As such, every Sarawakian must remain focused on Covid-19 […]
Cautiously moving into Phase 3 of NRP
KUCHING: There is a need to modify set schedules and tighten standard operating procedure (SOP) guidelines to ensure Sarawakians are safe to enter Phase Three of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said SDMC would need to discuss this as well as to take […]
More people vaccinated at Tanah Puteh, Batu Kawa health clinics
KUCHING: Tanah Puteh Health Clinic in Jalan Pending — the second oldest clinic in the city — successfully saw to the vaccination of some 1,000 people on Sunday (July 4). Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) advisor Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian said despite space constraints, the clinic managed to administer a total of 1,000 […]