Sabah bars entry from four more countries

3 May 2021 • 9:51 AM MYT
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Kota Kinabalu: The State Government has decided to impose a temporary ban on all individuals from Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka into the State, effective May 3.Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor (pic) said this follows a new Covid-19 variant of concern (VOC) detected in certain countries, which had contributed to a surge of new cases.

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