Sarawak tightens travel measures over rising COVID-19 cases in Sabah, Peninsula
BERNAMA
01/10/2020 07:22 PM
KUCHING, October 1 -- Sarawak today announced plans to impose stricter travel measures in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia.
Deputy Chief Minister 1 Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the government will prohibit Malaysians and non-citizens in Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan from entering the state between Oct 4 and 18.
Only Sarawakians in Sabah and Labuan will be allowed to return to the state during that period, but they have to apply through the online EnterSarawak application and fill up an e-health declaration form, he said at the daily COVID-19 press conference, here.
Uggah, who is chairman of the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee, said these Sarawakians will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine at quarantine centres and take the COVID-19 RT-PCR (real time polymerase chain reaction) test on the second and 10th days.
He also said that Sarawakians categorised as essential service personnel and have to perform official duty in Peninsular Malaysia are allowed to go across but have to apply through EnterSarawak and fill up an e-health declaration form.
--BERNAMA
BERNAMA
01/10/2020 07:22 PM
KUCHING, October 1 -- Sarawak today announced plans to impose stricter travel measures in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Sabah and Peninsular Malaysia.
Deputy Chief Minister 1 Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the government will prohibit Malaysians and non-citizens in Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan from entering the state between Oct 4 and 18.
Only Sarawakians in Sabah and Labuan will be allowed to return to the state during that period, but they have to apply through the online EnterSarawak application and fill up an e-health declaration form, he said at the daily COVID-19 press conference, here.
Uggah, who is chairman of the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee, said these Sarawakians will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine at quarantine centres and take the COVID-19 RT-PCR (real time polymerase chain reaction) test on the second and 10th days.
He also said that Sarawakians categorised as essential service personnel and have to perform official duty in Peninsular Malaysia are allowed to go across but have to apply through EnterSarawak and fill up an e-health declaration form.
--BERNAMA
