A resident undergoes swab test during an active case detection session. – File photo
KUCHING (May 6): The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) will tighten the existing Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP) to establish a circuit breaker to break the current chain of Covid-19 infections in the state.
It said in a statement that this latest directive comes after the committee carried out a risk assessment and took into account the current trend of increasing Covid-19 infection cases.
“The SOPs will be enforced from 12.01am on May 7 until 11.59pm on May 17,” it said. (See: Latest SOP)
Under the revised SOPs, inter-state travel is prohibited unless a police permit is obtained while inter-zone travel within the state is prohibited unless it is for essential services and vehicles related to industries, businesses and factories which have obtained permit from the police.
The SOP has also capped the number of people to five for social gatherings throughout the CMCO period.
Several other activities that are prohibited during this CMCO included face-to-face meetings for official matters/work that are held at hotels and other institutions; meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) events; as well as seminars, workshops, courses, training and conferences.
Gymnasiums; reflexology, spas and massage centres; karaokes including family karaokes; studios or premises used for yoga and similar activities are to remain closed as well.
Meanwhile, SDMC also advised Sarawakians to postpone all travel plans to states and districts that have been placed under the Movement Control Order (MCO).
“In view that the states of Kelantan, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur as well as districts in Johor, Terengganu and Perak have been declared as MCO areas, it is advised that all travel plans to these areas be postponed throughout the SOP enforcement period,” it said.