Recreational water sports are now allowed
Published on: Saturday, September 04, 2021
By: Anthea Peter
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Kota Kinabalu: Recreational water sports such as swimming, snorkelling, kayaking, sea walking and scuba diving are now allowed for those fully vaccinated under the National Security Council’s latest standard operating procedures (SOPs) updated on Friday.Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesperson Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said such activities must be in compliance with physical distancing of at least two to three metres.
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Additionally, Masidi said, all members of the same household are now allowed to travel out of the home together provided each member has been fully vaccinated, while also subject to the vehicle’s capacity.
“For households with members yet to complete their vaccination, only two household representatives are allowed out of the house to obtain food supplies, medicine and essentials,” said Masidi in a statement, Friday.
Sabah recorded 2,404 cases on Friday, while 35 deaths were recorded – 17 in Tawau, five in Sandakan, three in Kota Kinabalu, two each in Kalabakan and Beaufort, and one each in Kinabatangan, Semporna, Kota Marudu, Keningau, Penampang and Papar.
Masidi said Kota Kinabalu remains at the top of the list with 387 cases, followed by Sandakan (256), Tuaran (232), Penampang (173), Papar (167), Tawau (164) and Putatan (130).
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“Kota Kinabalu recorded a decrease of 71 cases. However, Tuaran recorded a spike of 83 cases, to 232 on Friday from 149 the day earlier,” he said.
Masidi said 57 per cent of the caseload are backlogs, with 983 overdue cases from two to three days ago, 127 from four to five days ago and 261 from more than five days ago.
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Close contacts continued to be the largest contributor with 1,393 cases, making up 57.9 per cent of the caseload, while symptomatic cases accounted for 31.4 per cent of the caseload with 755 cases.
Of the caseload, 27 cases involved babies less than a year old, 183 involved one to five-year-olds, 455 involved six to 17-year-olds, 1,522 involved 18 to 59-year-olds, whereas 217 cases involved those aged above 60 years.
The caseload also comprised 2,174 Malaysians and 230 non-Malaysians, 2,382 local cases and 22 imported cases, while 1,469 are unvaccinated and 687 have completed both doses.
Masidi said category two infections make up the bulk of the caseload with 1,546 cases, while 719 are in category one, 14 in category three, seven in category four and 11 in category five. 107 cases are still being evaluated.
Some 1,729 Covid-19 patients have been discharged from the hospital while 4,758 patients are currently receiving treatment at hospitals and low risk quarantine and treatment centres (PKRCs).
Masidi said 218 patients are under critical care, with 133 in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/repurposed critical care as well as 85 in the open ward (high dependency ward (HDW)/acute cubicle), with 81 needing ventilator support.
He added that Sabah’s bed capacity is at 7,261 units with a bed occupancy rate of 65.43 per cent.
On Sabah’s immunisation programme, Masidi said 41.5 per cent of Sabah’s adult population have been fully vaccinated, while 60.5 per cent have completed their first dose, as of Sept 2.
Under phase two, 18,050 individuals received their first dose on Friday, bringing the tally to 1,599,279, while 20,930 received their second dose, bringing the tally to 1,079,885.
Meanwhile, the existing Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) at Kg Labuan and Kg Ambung Tolus in Kota Belud will be extended starting Sept 5 until 18.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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