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KOTA KINABALU, January 4: The Sabah government has decided that the services and working hours of the state government departments will be fully operational as of today (January 4, 2021) with the presence of officers and staff in the office at 100%.
Sabah Minister of Housing and Local Government Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, who is also the official spokesperson for COVID-19 in Sabah, said that the directive aimed to ensure that the provision of public services was always at a good and efficient level. .
“All public servants are obliged to fully comply with current regulations and standard operating procedures (SOP) of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state,” he said in a statement here. , today.
Meanwhile, Masidi said on the advice and risk assessment of the Malaysian Ministry of Health (MOH), the National Security Council
(NSC) The Special Session today agreed to implement the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) in Kampung Timbang Dayang, Kota Belud, from January 5 to January 18, 2021.
“The EMCO is to facilitate field control and prevention actions, as well as to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 infection in the local community.
“As of December 31, 2020, the Ministry of Health has implemented 207 tests and of that number, 24 positive cases have been registered in the village,” he added.
Meanwhile, he said, according to the Sabah State Department of Health report, the number of new positive COVID-19 cases in Sabah today was 303 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 38,172 cases.
“Today there were three deaths in Sabah, namely one in Tawau, Lahad Datu and Keningau. A total of 147 COVID-19 patients were cured, bringing the cumulative total to 35,530 people.
“A total of 1,971 patients are receiving treatment, namely 665 people in hospitals and 1,306 people in PKRC (COVID-19 Quarantine and Low Risk Treatment Centers).
“The number of patients with COVID-19 in the ICU is 52 people, of which 15 need respiratory aids,” he said.- Bernama
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