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Uggah speaking during the press conference as Minister of Housing and Local Government Dato Sri Dr. Sim Kui Hian looks on. – Photo by Chimon Upon
KUCHING (Oct 8): The name of the latest Covid-19 cluster declared in Sarawak today, ‘Bah Arnab’, has had a lot of people scratching their heads, but there is a perfectly simple explanation for how it came about.
The chairman of the state disaster management committee, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah, told The Borneo Post that ‘Bah’ is derived from the name of the state, ‘Sabah’, where the index case is believed to have contracted the virus.
As for the Malay word ‘Arnab’ what is ‘Rabbit’ in English? Uggah explained: “The index case returned from Sabah. He’s a rabbit breeder. “
Earlier today, Uggah, who is a deputy chief minister, told a press conference that the index case for the new group here involved Case 719, who was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on October 6 and had a history of trips to Sabah.
“A total of 16 contacts close to this case were evaluated on October 6 and three of those contacts tested positive for Covid-19 on October 8, namely cases 729, 730 and 731,” he said at a press conference. at Old State. Legislative Assembly Building here today.
He said that until now, the ‘Bah Arnab’ group was still under control and only involved the immediate relatives of the index case.
“However, the State Department of Health is actively conducting further investigation and tracing of other contacts with this group to prevent the disease from spreading more seriously,” he said.
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