The premises in Kuching were Medan Niaga Satok, Emart Matang, Emart Batu Kawa and Mydin Tunku Vista, and the Serian premises was the Lepapa Hypermarket.
KUCHING (Aug 25): Five more commercial premises in Sarawak have been listed in the Ministry of Health’s Hotspot Identification for Dynamic Engagement (HIDE) system today, where four were in Kuching and one in Serian.
The premises in Kuching were Medan Niaga Satok, Emart Matang, Emart Batu Kawa and Mydin Tunku Vista, and in Serian was the Lepapa Hypermarket.
This brought the number of premises in Sarawak listed in the HIDE system to 297, said the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement today.
On May 8, National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said HIDE premises and locations had potential to turn into clusters if pre-emptive actions were not taken.
“Premises listed under HIDE are different from the list of clusters issued each day by the Health director-general. Premises listed under HIDE do not need to close except when directed by the authorities,” he said.
If no hotspots emerged in the premises after the implementation of pre-emptive actions, these premises would be removed from the HIDE list within a period of seven days after their listing, he added.