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Sarawak residents in Sabah and Labuan can still return home, but they must first apply through the EnterSarawak app and complete and submit the Electronic Health Declaration Form. Stock Photo
KUCHING (October 1): Sarawak will seal its borders to all non-Sarawakians and foreigners from Sabah and Labuan from October 4-18, in the latest state measure to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the State Management Committee of Disasters (SDMC) announced today.
SDMC President Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas, announcing the committee’s decision today, said Sarawak residents in Sabah and Labuan can still return home, but they must first submit an application through the EnterSarawak app and complete and submit the Electronic Health Declaration Form.
“They will be quarantined in quarantine centers for 14 days and will have to undergo the rT-PCR Covid-19 test on the second and 10th day of their quarantine,” he said, adding that the state government will continue to bear the cost. for quarantine and testing.
Uggah, who is also Senior Deputy Minister, said that for sectors categorized as essential services, including delivery services entering Sarawak from Sabah and Labuan by land, they should obtain a special letter from the Disaster Management Committee of the relevant division ( Miri or Limbang) and must also take the rT-PCR Covid-19 test before starting their assignment.
“The next test should be taken every 14th day until the next instruction is given.
“For those who need to pass through Brunei, they must comply with the latest instructions issued by the Brunei Darussalam government,” he said.
For foreigners and non-residents of Sarawak entering Sarawak from Peninsular Malaysia from October 4-18 onwards, Uggah said they must also apply through the EnterSarawak app and complete and submit the Electronic Health Declaration Form.
“They will be quarantined for 14 days and the Covid-19 test will take place on the second and the 10th day,” he said, adding that the cost of the quarantine and the Covid-19 test will be borne by the people.
He said Sarawak residents who are in Peninsular Malaysia can return, but they also need to apply through the EnterSarawak app and submit the Electronic Health Declaration Form.
“They will be put on a bracelet and will be in quarantine for 14 days and the rT-PCR Covid-19 test will take place on the second day.
“If the test results are negative, they will be allowed to return home to resume the remaining days of quarantine and will be given a Home Surveillance Order (HSO),” he said.
He added that they will also be asked to go to the nearest Health Clinic to take the rT-PCR test on the 10th day and the cost of quarantine and testing will be borne by the Sarawak government.
On essential services for non-Sarawakians entering Sarawak from Peninsular Malaysia on official duty, he said that they will also be required to submit an application through the EnterSarawak app with a completed health declaration form in addition to taking the rT- test. PCR three days before your flight.
“For Sarawakians in the Essential Services sector and who need to perform official duties in Peninsular Malaysia, they are allowed to enter Peninsular Malaysia, but they would have to apply through the app and submit the health declaration form.
“They must also get approval from their respective department head and upload the official letter and the meeting invitation letter to the EnterSarawak app before they are allowed to return without quarantine to the quarantine center.
“They will be swabbed once in Sarawak, put on a bracelet and applied HSO until the test results are negative,” he said.
He also said that those who have a negative RT-PCR test (valid for 14 days), can upload the negative test result in the EnterSarawak app, as well as the official letter and the meeting invitation letter before it is allow them to return to the state. without being quarantined in the quarantine center.
He added that those returning to Sarawak from abroad, the above standard operating procedures (SOPs) apply.
Uggah said that the decision made by SDMC was in view of the increasing number of positive Covid-19 cases daily outside of Sarawak.
“Yesterday I mentioned that Sarawak is surrounded by a ‘ring of fire’ where there are countries like the Philippines that registered 2,391 new cases and 311,694 total cases of Covid-19 as of September 30.
Other countries and states surrounding Sarawak with high Covid-19 cases as of September 30 include Indonesia (4,284 new cases; 287,008 total cases), Singapore (23 new cases; 57,765 total cases), Sabah (35 new cases; 1,877 cases in total) and Brunei (0 new case; 146 new cases), ”he said, noting that Brunei has also reinforced the entry of foreigners from its border checkpoints.
Also present at the press conference were the Minister of Housing and Local Government Dato Sri, Dr. Sim Kui Hian, and the director of the State Department of Health, Dr. Chin Zin Hing.
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