SDMC says the Marudi district is now a yellow zone after one local transmission was recorded today. – Bernama file photo
KUCHING (March 2): The Marudi district is now a yellow zone after one local Covid-19 transmission case was recorded today, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC).
The committee in a statement giving the daily update on Covid-19 in Sarawak noted that other yellow zones in the state are Mukah, Pusa, Song, Asajaya, Beluru, Sarikei, Lundu, Saratok, Sebauh, Serian and Belaga districts with a total of 86 local transmissions recorded in the past 14 days.
It added that the districts of Selangau, Kanowit, Betong, Meradong, Kuching, Samarahan, Kapit, Bintulu, Miri and Sibu remained as red zones with a total of 2,554 local transmissions reported in the 10 districts in the past 14 days.
“The districts of Julau, Subis, Bau, Bukit Mabong, Dalat and Sri Aman remain as orange zones with a total of 175 local transmissions reported in the past 14 days,” SDMC said.
The other 12 districts in the state remain as green zones.
Based on Ministry of Health (MOH)’s classification, districts with more than 40 cases in a two-week period are classified as red zones, 21 to 40 cases as orange zones, one to 20 cases as yellow zones and those with no cases as green zones.
Meanwhile, SDMC said that the police had issued 19 compounds for standard operating procedures (SOP) violation, with nine issued in Kuching, Miri (5), Padawan (4) and Dalat (1).
The Ministry of Local Government and Housing also seized five premises under the jurisdiction of Kuching South City Council (MBKS).