Annuar: Lockdown in Kuching one way to keep Covid-19 at bay

Dr Annuar says Sibu can avoid falling into the red zone if it has fewer than 50 cases a week.

THE Covid-19 situation in Kuching, Sarawak can be brought under control if a blanket lockdown is imposed, says Sarawak Housing and Local Government Assistant Minister Dr Annuar Rapaee.

Expressing his opinion in a Facebook livestream, he said the only restriction currently being enforced in the city and southern region was a ban on inter-district travel.He said this in reply to a query by a viewer on the spike in Covid-19 cases in Kuching.