Sarawak records two more Covid-19 deaths
KUCHING, March 30 — Two more coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patients in Sarawak have died, bringing its death toll to seven, state Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah announced today.
He told a press conference this afternoon that one died at the Sarawak General Hospital and another at the Miri Hospital.
Uggah declined to give details about the two deceased, saying this was confidential information.
“Another six more positive Covid-19 cases are also reported today, bringing the total number of positive cases to 135 to-date,” he said.
He said three cases were being treated at the Sarawak General Hospital, two at Miri Hospital and one at Sibu Hospital.
Uggah also said 50 more cases of persons-under-investigation (PUIs) for Covid-19 have been registered, bringing the total number to 1,176 cases.
“However, 977 of them have tested negative and 64 others are awaiting laboratory test results,” he said, adding that nine of the positive cases have recovered and been discharged.
Uggah said the police have arrested 67 people for not complying with the movement control order yesterday.
He said a total of 229 people in Sarawak have been arrested since the MCO was enforced nation-wide on March 18.
“On the whole, the police have reported as high as 95 per cent compliance among the people on MCO,” he said.
Uggah urged Sarawakians outside the state to remain where they are now until MCO is over.
He said they should continue to be patient, even though they are far from their family members.
“Let us continue to protect ourselves, keep a high standard of personal hygiene and adhere to the orders of the government,” he said.
He said the state disaster management is waiting for guidelines from the health department on the standard of quarantine needed for premises converted into quarantine centres.
“This will ensure that the premises are fit to be quarantine centres,” he said, in reference on his yesterday’s announcement that the state disaster committee has named 13 premises as quarantine centres.
“The premises must be clean, have enough facilities, no common bathrooms and toilets and no common dining hall.
“That is the purpose of quarantine, putting people in isolation from the rest of their family members and society.
“If the premises are not fit, such as dirty, I don’t think we can send people there,” he added.
Uggah also added quarantine is not a form of punishment, but a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19 infection.
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