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Sabah to allow 10 more activities for those fully vaxxed from Monday

Outdoor, indoor sports; recreational venues for activities involving physical touch are permitted

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 18 Sep 2021 11:13PM

Sabah to allow 10 more activities for those fully vaxxed from Monday
Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun says group activities like aerobics and zumba in fitness centres will be based on 50% capacity, or a maximum of 30 people, whichever is lower, provided that the coach and participants have been fully inoculated. – File pic, September 18, 2021

KOTA KINABALU – Come Monday, the Sabah government will open up 10 more activities for the fully vaccinated.

They include outdoor and indoor sports and recreational venues for activities involving physical touch, which will be permitted to fully vaccinated individuals, The Star reported.

Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said that further details of the new ruling will be made available when the updated standard operating procedures (SOPs) for Phase 2 of the National Recovery Plan for Sabah are released tomorrow.

Among others, group activities like aerobics and zumba in fitness centres will be based on 50% capacity, or a maximum of 30 people, whichever is lower, provided that the coach and participants have been fully inoculated.

“Hiking is allowed for those fully vaccinated, individually or in groups of not more than 50% of the area capacity, or a maximum of 30 people, whichever is lower.

“Maritime and aviation training centres are permitted to operate for those fully vaccinated.

“Fishing activities are allowed from 6am to 6pm within the same district, again with staff and patrons being fully vaccinated with the same capacity limit as mentioned above.

“Domestic cruise activities in Sabah waters are also allowed with 50% capacity, on condition that all crew and passengers are fully vaccinated, but with no nightclubs and pub activities (during the cruise),” Masidi said in his daily update on Covid-19 developments today.

He also said face-to-face meetings will be allowed to resume for the fully vaccinated at 50% capacity of the meeting room.

Private company offices, meanwhile, are allowed to operate based on the percentage of their workers that have been vaccinated.

“The operations of alcoholic factories and stores are allowed with the condition that their workers are fully inoculated.

“However, nightclubs, pubs and karaoke centres are still prohibited from operating,” he stressed.

On the academic front, he said all higher learning institutions under the Higher Education Ministry will be open in phases for fully vaccinated undergraduates.

“But ultimately the decision will be based on the higher learning’s respective premise capacities.” – The Vibes, September 18, 2021

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