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KUCHING: All visitors entering Sarawak from Sabah will need to take a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) Covid-19 test three days before their departure, says Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah (Photo).
The chief deputy minister said they must also fill out the Enter Sarawak form online and provide supporting documents for their visit.
This directive, which will take effect on September 21, comes after an increase in Covid-19 cases in Sabah, especially in the districts of Tawau and Lahad Datu.
Uggah also said that Malaysians flying into Sarawak from Penang will be randomly tested for Covid-19 upon arrival at Kuching International Airport.
He said Sarawak residents returning from abroad will continue to be quarantined at their first point of entry into the state.
In addition, Sarawak residents who need to travel frequently to Brunei and Sabah for work purposes should obtain a letter from their respective divisional disaster management committees in Miri and Limbang.
“They are also required to undergo a Covid-19 test every two weeks, in addition to observing the standard operating procedures (SOPs) of the Ministry of Health,” Uggah said at the state disaster management committee briefing here on Friday (September 18). ).
For foreign workers in the construction and plantation sectors, as well as foreign students, he said they would be allowed to enter Sarawak on a case-by-case basis.
They must also have valid work or student permits and complete the Enter Sarawak form online.
“The cost of his 14-day quarantine and two Covid-19 tests will be borne by the company, the institution or the students themselves.
“The company or institution must provide transportation to take them from the point of entry to the quarantine center,” Uggah said.
He also said that Sarawak was now a green zone for the past 20 days after no new cases of local transmission were detected.
No new cases were reported on Friday (September 18), and the state’s count of confirmed cases stood at 701.
“Although the state of Sarawak is now green, we have not yet won the war. We must not be complacent and we must continue to comply with the SOP to curb the spread of Covid-19,” Uggah said.
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