Clinics still closed pending post-flooding clean-up, repairs
KUCHING: Two government health clinics in Bintulu remain closed despite no more floods reported throughout Sarawak.
The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) secretariat in a statement yesterday said the two clinics, located at Nanga Tau and Sangan, are in need of major clean up and some minor repairs due to flooding, which hit earlier this month and ended last week.
It said a 'gotong royong' (work party) to clean up the clinic in Sangan was held on Feb 14, while one for the clinic in Nanga Tau will be held from Feb 20 to 22.
It is not immediately known when these clinics will be re-open edand resume operations.
On another matter, JPBN said a sample collected from a stray dog at SJK Chung Hua Sejijak B in Kuching tested positive for rabies following lab results received from the Veterinary Research Institute (VRI) in Ipoh on Feb 14.
The place where the sample was collected was already in a rabiesinfested gazetted area.
There were 25 new animal bite cases reported for fears of human rabies infection on first day of Chinese New Year, 24 on the second day of CNY and 36 such cases yesterday. A total 30 areas have already been gazetted as rabiesinfested – 21 in Serian, four in Kuching, three in Samarahan, and one each in Sri Aman and Sarikei.
Since July last year, seven human rabies cases were reported in the state, with six victims succumbing to the disease.