KUCHING: Sarawakians and foreigners entering the state from overseas will no longer be required to undergo the compulsory 14-day quarantine at hotels throughout the state.
In announcing this, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said the travellers would instead have to undergo a compulsory 14-day home quarantine.
“When they arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), they would have to undergo two tests, namely rapid test kit (RTK) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing.
“In Sarawak, we have decided that even though the RTK testing had shown negative results, travellers are still required to undergo PCR testing here,” he told a press conference when delivering SDMC’s daily Covid-19 update today (Jul 6).
Uggah explained that travellers are required to be checked into hotels prior to being tested on their second day in the state.
“If they tested negative, they will be allowed to return to their homes to complete their 14-day quarantine,” he said.
Apart from that, he noted that the travellers would be given wristband tags and would have to undergo a second test on the tenth day of their quarantine.
Additionally, Uggah also said that random PCR testing will be done amongst domestic travellers from Sabah, Labuan, and West Malaysia at all main entrances in the state.
In another development, Uggah announced that the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the medical tourism industry and organising of meeting, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions (MICE) has been set by the State Tourism, Arts, and Culture Ministry and is allowed to operate effective immediately.
The Local Government and Housing Ministry has also set the SOPs for the operating of spas, wellness centres, foot massage, and reflexology parlours.
“The SOPs will be announced by the relevant ministries,” he added.
