Sabah announces entry rules for Chinese travellers
KOTA KINABALU: Effective Sunday, all travellers from China are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before entering Sabah. Sabah local government and housing minister Masidi Manjun said they also need to present a negative Covid-19 test result taken within 48 hours of their departure to the state. “This was…
KOTA KINABALU: Effective Sunday, all travellers from China are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 before entering Sabah.
Sabah local government and housing minister Masidi Manjun said they also need to present a negative Covid-19 test result taken within 48 hours of their departure to the state.
“This was decided at the state Cabinet meeting today,” he said in a statement.
Masidi, who is Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesman, said all travellers arriving in Sabah will also be screened and those with fever symptoms will undergo further check-ups.
“Travellers with Covid-19 symptoms must undergo an RTK-Antigen test,” he said.
Twelve new Covid-19 cases and 23 recoveries were reported in Sabah yesterday. A total of 138 patients were still receiving treatment, including 10 requiring critical care. — Free Malaysia Today