People advised against visiting Lanang in Sibu
SIBU: Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Dr Annuar Rap’aee has urged everyone who is not staying or working in Lanang to avoid visiting the area if there is no necessity, in view of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases there.
During his daily Facebook Live stream yesterday, the Sibu Division Disaster Management Committee (SDDMC) coordinator said the Lanang situation was ‘worrying’ and thus, the committee strove to come up with a solution to counter the spike.
“Out of 83 cases reported in Sibu today (Sunday), 41 cases are involving or related to the cases throughout Lanang area.
“Tonight, we would have a meeting with Sibu Resident to come up with a solution or actions to be taken towards solving this problem for the whole of Lanang area, and we would present
Out of 83 cases reported in Sibu today (Sunday), 41 cases are involving or related to the cases throughout Lanang area.
Dr Annuar Rapa’ee
our proposal to State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) tomorrow (morning,” he said.
He said the cases were from Sukun/Lada Zone (five cases), Mantis Zone (four), Bukit Lima Zone (nine), Tong Sang Zone (six), Pusat Bandar Zone (two) and Tiong Hua Zone (15 cases).
It is found that the cases mostly involved workers at factories and staying at rented premises around or above the factories.
He also said there were cases staying outside Lanang, which had caused the spread of the virus to other zones, especially at Tiong Hua Zone.
“The whole of Lanang area is problematic now – they (cases) are mostly related to Bulatan Aman and Jalan Maju clusters,” he pointed out.
Dr Annuar called upon everyone either working or staying in Lanang area to undergo swabtest during the mass active case detection (ACD) taking place at the Rejang Esplanade today and Tuesday, from 9am until 1pm daily.
He also urged everyone in Sibu to stay safe and only go out only when necessary.