Covid-19: Sarawak to step up checks at longhouses as cases rise


Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah at the state disaster management committee's briefing in Kuching.

KUCHING: Sarawak will step up the enforcement of movement restrictions at longhouses and districts which have been locked down in order to contain the current surge of Covid-19 cases.

This comes as the state reported 270 new cases on Thursday (Feb 4), a new daily high which brings its tally to 5,094 cases.

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