KOTA KINABALU – The Sabah state government has agreed to allow inter-district travel according to zones from Friday, said state Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.
He said this was subject to requirements like a 60% fully vaccinated adult population, with districts within each zone required to achieve the same rate for their adult population.
“Any district yet to achieve the 60% rate will automatically not be part of the zoning system and will remain under ‘stand-alone district’ status,” he said in a statement last night.
Masidi said that, so far, a total of 2,264,603 of Sabah’s population had received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine jab, covering 2,027,449 of the adult population, while 1,750,540 of the population is fully vaccinated, including 1,750,346 of the adult population.
Meanwhile, Masidi said the state government would also allow several businesses to reopen, such as spas, beauty salons, reflexology, wellness centres, massage centres, as well as manicure and pedicure services beginning October 1.
Other businesses allowed to reopen from Friday are tourism and recreation activities such as zoos, plantations, edutainment centres, and jungle parks, he said.
Masidi said that premise owners must ensure that each individual has low-risk Covid-19 status and shows proof of being fully vaccinated on their MySejahtera app before being allowed to enter.
Individuals without smartphones and the MySejahtera app must show proof that they have completed their Covid-19 vaccination by presenting their vaccination card or vaccine reminder cards given to them by the Health Ministry at vaccination centres, he said.
Meanwhile, Masidi said a total of 965 new cases were recorded yesterday, bringing the total number of infections in the state to 195,980.
A total of 38 fatalities were also recorded yesterday.
He added that there were 1,367 recoveries yesterday, taking the total number of recovered cases in the state to 176,090 while 3,220 patients are still being treated. – Bernama, September 29, 2021
