Covid-19: Sabah requires travellers from China to be fully vaccinated from Sunday

KOTA KINABALU – Effective this Sunday, all travellers to Sabah from China are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 according to the criteria set by their respective home countries before entering the state.

State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said travellers also need to present a negative Covid-19 test result (RT-PCR or RTK-Ag Professional test) taken within 48 hours before departure to the state.

“This was decided at the state cabinet meeting today,” Sabah’s Covid-19 spokesman said in a statement tonight.

Masidi said the state government also stipulated that all travellers arriving in Sabah from abroad will be screened using a thermal scanner, and those with fever symptoms will undergo further check-ups.

“Travellers with Covid-19 symptoms must undergo the RTK Antigen test,” he said.

Meanwhile, he said 12 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Sabah today, while 138 patients were still receiving treatment, including 10 patients who required critical care, and 23 patients had recovered. – Bernama, January 5, 2023