S’wak set to put back stiff measures


Doctor’s out: Hospital Sentosa in Kuching closed and its staff placed in quarantine after four new cases in the Sentosa cluster were reported.

KUCHING: Inter-district travel restrictions, fewer flights and shorter opening hours look set to be reimposed in Sarawak following a surge of Covid-19 cases in Kuching and Samarahan.

The state disaster management committee said these were part of additional strategies to be taken to contain the spread of the virus.

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