Sarawak drops Covid test for inbound travellers

KUCHING: Individuals wishing to enter Sarawak from the Peninsula, Sabah and Labuan will no longer have to undergo the Covid-19 screening test three days before travelling to the State, effective Monday.

State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas (pic) said the decision was made after assessing the current situation of Covid-19 in the Peninsula, Sabah and Labuan, which is seen to be under control.

“However, the individual still needs to fill in the information through ‘EnterSarawak’ online (https://entersarawak.socoe.co/register) by uploading the required supporting documents. The 14-day quarantine in Sarawak is still mandatory,” he said at a press conference on the development of Covid-19, here, Saturday.

On the Covid-19 situation in Sarawak, Uggah said there were 154 new cases of infection reported in Sarawak Saturday, bringing the total to 13,974 cases.

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Meanwhile, Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg will visit the Semuja Immigration Depot in the Serian district, the location of one of the Covid-19 clusters in the State, on Monday.

Abang Johari said he wished to see for himself the implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOP) to curb the Covid-19 outbreak at the depot, which is located about 70 kilometres from the city centre.

He said the cluster was one of the biggest contributors of positive Covid-19 cases in the State on Friday where it recorded a total of 146 positive cases.

“The number of positive cases in other areas recorded a decline such as in Kuching, Sibu and Miri but in Semuja 146 positive cases were recorded yesterday (Friday),” he told reporters after attending an event here Saturday.

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He added that there might be weaknesses in the implementation of the SOP at the illegal immigrant’s detention centre that led to the rise in the number of positive Covid-19 cases at the depot.

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