Sarawak preparing for the worst after 15 new virus cases


Desmond Davidson

Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Douglas Uggah (left) checking out a new thermal scanner installed at the lobby of the state secretariat, Wisma Bapa Malaysia, in Kuching today. Of the 15 new positive Covid-19 cases detected in Sarawak today, nine are men and six are women. – The Malaysian Insight pic, March 27, 2020.

SARAWAK is preparing for the worst-case scenario in the Covid-19 pandemic after a spike of 15 new infections today, Deputy Chief Minister Douglas Uggah said.

The state has had talks with four private hospitals in Kuching – the Normah Medical Specialist Centre (NMSC) in Petra Jaya, Timberland Medical Centre, KPJ Kuching Specialist Centre and Borneo Medical Centre (BMC) – to discuss taking in non-Covid-19 patients from Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) if it faces a shortage of beds.


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