KUCHING (March 17): The Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre project is expected to commence immediately in view of the urgency for it to be operational by 2024, said Sarawak Research and Development Council (SRDC) in a statement today.

It revealed the project was approved by the Sarawak State Cabinet in their February sitting this year, after the directive to build the centre was announced by chief minister and SRDC chairman Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg on Nov 24 last year.