KOTA KINABALU – Under Sabah’s newly revised health and safety standard operating procedures, only individuals who are fully vaccinated and have a low-risk Covid-19 status are allowed to enter supermarkets, hypermarkets and food outlets – including workers.
A list of the rules issued by the National Security Council for the state, which is under Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan, includes the following notable changes:
- Only customers and workers who have completed their vaccination regimen and have a low-risk Covid-19 status, with these details reflected in MySejahtera, can enter supermarkets and hypermarkets;
- Food outlet owners must ensure only customers and workers who have been fully vaccinated and have a low-risk Covid-19 status in MySejahtera are allowed on the premises;
- For the purpose of domestic tourism, hotels and other accommodation operations can host customers who are from the same district, with the condition that both staff and customers are fully vaccinated; and,
- Tourism activities are allowed only in the designated “travel bubble”, with the condition that visitors, tourism operators and hotel/accommodation staff have received both vaccine doses and acquired permission from the state Disaster Management Committee.
The SOPs for other sectors remain the same.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced relaxed measures beginning August 10 for the fully immunised, among them dine-in for those in states under Phase 2 upwards.
However, the Sabah government allowed dine-in earlier on June 29, when the state was still in Phase 1.
It entered Phase 2 on July 10. – The Vibes, August 12, 2021
