BETONG, Sept. 25 -- Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah said the state is on "red alert" for those coming back after the Sabah polls, on the possibility of them being infected with Covid-19.

He said neighbouring Sabah is now a red zone for Covid-19 with an alarming number of new cases being registered each day, compared to Sarawak which has recorded zero cases in the last few days and until today.

"Just yesterday we have some 500 policemen from the state sent to Sabah to re-enforce their Sabahan counterparts," the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman said he said at a ceremony to honour Public Works Department retirees.

"We have local senior politicians too going there to campaign and voters going ther...