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Sarawak residents returning from out of state can still return home, but will first need to submit an application through the EnterSarawak app and complete and submit the Electronic Health Declaration Form. Stock Photo
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is extending entry restrictions for foreigners and non-Sarawakians from Sabah, Labuan and Peninsular Malaysia to the state from October 4 to November 15.
It was originally supposed to be October 4-18.
SDMC President Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the decision was made based on the current situation of the pandemic.
“Of the 59 cases in the state to date, 50 percent had traveled to Sabah and Labuan, while 15 percent had traveled to Peninsular Malaysia, and six were cases imported overseas,” he said on Covid-19 Update. Press. conference held at the Old DUN Complex today.
Sarawak residents returning from out of state can still return home, but will first need to submit an application through the EnterSarawak app and complete and submit the Electronic Health Declaration Form.
Upon arrival, they will be quarantined in quarantine centers for 14 days and must undergo the rT-PCR Covid-19 test on the second and tenth days of their quarantine. The state government will continue to bear the cost of quarantine and testing.
The latest standard operating procedures for entering Sarawak that Uggah announced yesterday included obtaining a police permit to travel by air from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
He stressed that the extension of the entry restriction is to protect Sarawak and its people by preventing and stopping further spread of the infection, as discussed today at a Cabinet meeting.
“We hope that the public understands this decision of the Cabinet. We know it will cause restrictions on business and personal travel, but we must consider the increasing cases in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah, and we have managed to control it here with fewer positive cases detected. “
He said the low number of positive cases was attributed to strict state entry procedures.
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