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Travellers from China entering Sabah must show negative Covid-19 test: Masidi

Pre-departure screening to be carried out within 48 hours before flight, effective tomorrow

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 31 Dec 2022 10:41AM

Travellers from China entering Sabah must show negative Covid-19 test: Masidi
Sabah Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun has said that all travellers from China heading into Sabah must provide a negative Covid-19 pre-departure test result before entering the state. – Pixabay pic, December 31, 2022

KOTA KINABALU – All travellers from China wanting to visit Sabah must provide a negative Covid-19 pre-departure test result before entering the state, said Sabah Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun.

Masidi, who is also Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesperson, said the pre-departure test must be carried out within 48 hours before departure, and this directive will come into effect tomorrow.

“This decision has been made by the Sabah government,” he said in a statement here last night.

Meanwhile, he said a total of 15 new positive Covid-19 cases were reported in Sabah today, bringing the cumulative number of cases in the state to 406,536.

“The number of recovered Covid-19 patients today is 46 people, making the cumulative number of recoveries 400,146, while 124 patients are receiving treatment in hospital,” he said. – Bernama, December 31, 2022

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