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: Sibu Jaya township, with a population of 30,000 people, will most likely be locked down due to the spike in Covid-19 cases.
This was confirmed by Sibu Rural District Council (SRDC) chairman Sempurai Petrus Ngelai, who said the number of cases there was expected to increase.
Meanwhile, he urged residents to stay calm and to comply with standard operating procedures. In the likely event that Sibu Jaya will be completely locked down, please stay calm and fully cooperate with the police and don t leave the township without proper authorisation from the police, he said.
He also appealed to residents to voluntarily come forward for the PCR swab tests in an orderly manner when the time comes.
Sunday, 24 Jan 2021 08:20 AM MYT
Public compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) set under the movement control order (MCO) here is not at its optimal level, local council heads have observed. Borneo Post pic
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SIBU, Jan 24 Public compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP) set under the movement control order (MCO) here is not at its optimal level, local council heads have observed.
Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting said in view of Sibu being the only division in Sarawak being imposed with MCO, strict adherence to the SOP among members of the public was crucial in flattening the Covid-19 curve.