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Kota Kinabalu: Amid Sabah’s surge in cases, the State Government has restricted social gatherings with a time limit of two hours effective immediately as part of the latest Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) under Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) released Thursday.

Sabah’s Covid-19 Spokesperson Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said the two-hour time limit applies to birthdays, anniversaries, festivities, reunions, retreats, tahlil, doa selamat, aqiqah ceremonies and other social ceremonies.

He said such gatherings are limited to 50 guests only or half of the space’s capacity while guests are not allowed to engage in any communal activities, such as karaoke, dancing or blowing out candles.

However, Masidi said wedding and engagement ceremonies as well as receptions are allowed an extra hour with a total time limit of three hours, subject to 150 guests at most or 50 per cent of the space’s capacity.

He added that official and unofficial functions in both the public and private sectors are also subject to a two-hour time limit and maximum of 150 attendees or one-third of the premise’s space, subject to mandatory SOPs.

Meeting, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (Mice) activities are allowed on condition that all attendees are fully vaccinated, subject to 50 per cent capacity of the premise space.