KUCHING – Express and stage bus services in Sarawak will be allowed to operate at full passenger-seat capacity from today.
The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) in a statement yesterday said the decision was made based on a suggestion by the Sarawak Transport Ministry after considering the overall high vaccination rate against Covid-19 in the state.
“Express and stage bus service operators, as well as their passengers, are required to adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the Health Ministry, National Security Council, and SDMC such as using face masks, scanning body temperatures, and using the MySejahtera QR code,” it said.
The SDMC also stated that only 11 of the 527 Covid-19 new positive cases reported in Sarawak today had lung infections and required respiratory support.
“The other 516 cases have mild or no symptoms. The additional cases today have brought the cumulative number in Sarawak to 243,119.
“Nineteen deaths from Covid-19 were recorded in the state between Oct 6 and Nov 2 while there are still 27 active clusters,” it added. – Bernama, November 5, 2021
