Sarawak drops Covid-19 test for inbound travellers

Sarawak drops Covid-19 test for inbound travellers

However, the 14-day quarantine in Sarawak is still mandatory.

Sarawak has decided to do away with the Covid-19 test for travellers as the current Covid-19 situation in the peninsula, Sabah and Labuan is under control. (klia2.info pic)
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 chairman Douglas Uggah Embas said the decision was made after assessing the current Covid-19 situation in the peninsula, Sabah and Labuan, which is seen to be under control.

“However, the person still needs to fill in their 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 Covid-19 situation here today.

Uggah said 154 new infection cases were reported in Sarawak today, bringing the total to 13,974 cases.

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