New guidelines for travellers from Singapore

KOTA KINABALU: International travellers from Singapore are not required to do the Covid-19 RTK-Antigen test upon arrival in Sabah.

Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said the fully vaccinated could enter Sabah, while the partially vaccinated and unvaccinated would be required to undergo quarantine at home or hotel.

However, he said travellers transiting through Singapore, either fully vaccinated or partially or unvaccinated, were required to undergo RTK Antigen tests done by trained healthcare personnel with a negative result prior to immigration clearance at all Points of Entry (PoE) into Sabah.

He added that the cost of the RTK-Antigen test by trained healthcare personnel for partially vaccinated and unvaccinated travellers who had to undergo quarantine needed to be paid by the travellers.

Personal or pre-purchased RTK saliva tests are not allowed.

"The international travellers from Singapore by air also need to pay the cost of transport to the quarantine centre if required, quarantine cost (for positive case/partially vaccinated or unvaccinated) and all Covid-19 treatment costs, including hospital admission," said Masidi.

He said the new guidelines, which would take effect tomorrow, also apply to travellers transiting through Singapore.

They were also required to purchase Covid-19 insurance, he added.

Meanwhile, the standard operating procedures (SOP) for mosque and surau activities in Sabah had also been updated.

Masidi said, Muslims in Sabah were allowed to perform congregational prayers including Tarawih in mosques and suraus with social distancing between the worshippers based on the size of their prayer mats, starting tomorrow.

Prayer mats can be placed next to each other while performing prayers as long as no part of the body touching the person next to him or her.

Masidi said they were encouraged to bring their own prayer mats when performing the prayers.

However, only those fully vaccinated will be allowed to perform the congregational and Tarawih prayers at the mosques and surau.

Qariah members categorised as Patient Under Investigation (PUI) and Person Under Surveillance (PUS) are still not allowed to go to the mosques and suraus in Sabah, pending clearance on their health status.

Today, Sabah registered 214 new infections and two deaths.

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