Covid-19 ACD to be launched in Zone 7-Tiong Hua in Sibu tomorrow, says Dr Annuar

Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) would implement the targeted Covid-19 active case detection (ACD) in Zone 7-Tiong Hua, beginning tomorrow, to curb the spread of the virus, said Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Dr Annuar Rapaee, who is the committee’s coordinator.

He said SDDMC was now fine-tuning the mechanism for the ACD to ensure that all positive cases would be detected.

“The scenario in Tiong Hua is very different from other places, which is why we want to ensure that the residents there would be swabbed.

“As for Zone Sentosa, we are starting today (yesterday),” Dr Annuar told reporters after launching the Jalan Oya Health Clinic’s drive-through pharmacy here yesterday.

Also present at the event were Senator Robert Lau, Sibu Resident Charles Siaw and Jalan Oya Health Clinic pharmacist Chang Poh Yin.

The majority of residents in the Tiong Hua area are tenants, or are renting the units.

Dr Annuar also advised the people in lockdown areas, those in high-risk areas and those having any close-contact with Covid-19 positive cases, to immediately go for swab tests.

Phase II of the Sentosa Resettlement Scheme here is currently placed under the Enhancement Movement Control Order (EMCO), in force until March 12.

The EMCO for flats and Town Villa houses in Sibu Jaya would end this Thursday (March 4).

The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), on Sunday, said Sibu topped the list of districts with new Covid-19 cases – having recorded 33 cases, where 22 were from ACD, 10 from voluntary screenings and one from a patient who experienced symptoms.

There were 171 new cases in Sarawak on Sunday, bringing the state’s Covid-19 tally to 9,545.