By Nancy Nais
KUCHING, July 2: Medical officers were met with empty homes and a deserted village after they visited Long Iman in an attempt to conduct Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) swab tests on its villagers today.
The remote Penan village is located along the Melinau River, some 15 minutes on a longboat away Mulu National Park, deep in the interior of the area.
Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Miri zone chief PgKB I Law Poh Kiong disclosed that a team of four firefighters from Mulu conducted a humanitarian aid operation by sending six medical officers to the village this afternoon.
“However, upon arrival, they found that all the villagers had fled because they were afraid of having the swab tests conducted on them.
“Medical officers could not carry out the tests because none of the villagers were home,” Law said.
The team then left the village at 3pm and safely made their way back to Mulu. — DayakDaily
