Dr Annuar Rapaee
SIBU: Residents in the urban area here now face a very high risk of contracting Covid-19, says Dr Annuar Rapaee.
The district Divisional Disaster Management Committee coordinator said this can be seen in daily data showing that areas covered by the Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) are recording an increase in cases.
Of the 95 cases in the Sibu district on Saturday (April 17), 65 of them were reported in the SMC area. Another 13 were recorded in Sibu Jaya and 17 more were recorded in the Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) area, ” said Dr Annuar.
He added in a Facebook live-stream on Saturday that the total number of cases in the SMC area on Friday (April 16) was 57.
SIBU: Confusion reigned on Friday (April 16) hours before a special movement restriction was enforced at seven of the 34 Covid-19 zones here.
The Sibu Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) had, on April 14, announced that a special movement restriction would take effect from midnight Friday to April 26 in Sukun/Lada, Mantis, Poh Yew, Bukit Lima, Tong Sang, the town centre and Tiong Hua due to a spike in Covid-19 cases.
During this period, eateries can only cater to take-aways and deliveries as dine-in is prohibited and a police permit was required as they could only operate at 50% capacity for workers.
The operating hours for eateries have been set from 6am to 8pm.
SIBU: A total of seven of the 34 Covid-19 zones here have been placed under special movement restrictions from midnight on Friday (April 16) to April 26 following a spike in cases.
These zones are Sukun/Lada, Mantis, Poh Yew, Bukit Lima, Tong Sang, the Sibu town centre and Tiong Hua.
On the specifics of the restrictions, Sibu disaster management committee acting chairman Wong Hee Sieng said that under the restrictions the number of people in a car will be limited to three at any one time.
Ong also said that sporting and recreational activities will not be allowed, while religious activities are subject to standard operating procedures issued by the state religious authority and the Unit for Other Religions.