China News Service, October 16 According to Malaysia's Sin Chew Net, as the epidemic situation is getting worse, the Sarawak Cabinet of Malaysia decided to extend the entry policy until November 15 after assessing the epidemic situation.
Sarawak State Deputy Chief and Chairman of the Disaster Management Committee, Ama Douglas, said at a press conference that the original immigration policy limit was until October 18. However, with the increase in imported cases and the severe epidemic in the surrounding areas, the Saudi government decided to extend Entry restrictions.
The Saudi Disaster Management Committee announced on October 1 that from October 4th to 18th, Saudi Arabia will completely prohibit non-Sarawak people from entering through Sabah or Labuan. At the same time, the entry of West Malaysia into Sarawak is mandatory for 14 days in hotel isolation.
Measures for entering Sarawak from Sabah or Labuan:
(1) All Malaysian citizens and foreigners in Sabah or Labuan will be prohibited from entering Sarawak from October 4th to 18th.
(2) Sarawakians in Sabah and Labuan must apply for and submit a health declaration form through "EnterSarawak".
After entering the country, they are compulsory to isolate themselves in the hotel for 14 days. At the same time, they will go to the rt-PCR on the 2nd and 10th day of entry, and the cost will be borne by the Saudi government.
(3) For personnel in the oil and gas field, follow the previous immigration policy.
(4) Necessary service areas, including express delivery and the use of land, must have a special letter issued by the provincial disaster management committee (Miri or Linmeng). At the same time, rt-PCR testing is mandatory before the task is performed. 14 days testing.
As for those entering through Brunei, they must abide by the policies of the Brunei government.
Entering Sarawak from West Malaysia:
(1) All Malaysian citizens and foreigners entering Sarawak from West Malaysia must apply for entry into Sarawak and submit a health declaration form through "EnterSarawak".
At the same time, it is compulsory to isolate in the hotel for 14 days and go for testing on the 2nd and 10th days after entry.
The cost must be borne by yourself.
(2) Necessary service areas, non-Saudi citizens who need to enter Saudi Arabia for official business must apply for entry into Sarawak and submit a health declaration form through "EnterSarawak".
At the same time, rt-PCR detection was performed 3 days before departure.
(3) Sarawakians who return to Sand from West Malaysia must apply for entry and submit a health declaration form through "EnterSarawak".
They will wear electronic bracelets and be quarantined at the hotel for 14 days, and will be tested on the second day after entry.
Once the test is negative, he is allowed to return home and continue to quarantine for 14 days.
They must go to a nearby government clinic for rt-PCR testing on the 10th day, and the Saudi government will bear the cost.
(4) Sarawakians who are engaged in necessary services and need to go to West Malaysia for official business are allowed to go to West Malaysia, but they must apply for and submit a health declaration form through "EnterSarawak".
At the same time, they must obtain a letter of approval from the department head to attend meetings and other official duties to return to Sarawak and be exempt from isolation.
After they arrive in Sarawak, they need to be tested and wear electronic bracelets, and stay at home until the test result is negative.
For those Sarawakians who have a negative rt-PCR test, they can upload the test results to "EnterSarawak" and attach an official letter to be allowed to be exempted from going to the isolation center when returning to Sarawak.
As for the entry of foreign countries into Sarawak, Douglas said that the earlier entry policy is still in effect.
After that, the Saudi Disaster Management Committee announced on October 8 that Malaysian citizens entering Sarawak from West Malaysia will be compulsory to be quarantined in the isolation center for 14 days after entry, and will be quarantined for the 2nd and 10th quarantine. Coronary disease detection will be carried out every day.
Non-Sarawakians must bear the cost of isolation and testing. As for Sarawakians and federal civil servants performing official duties, the cost of isolation and testing is borne by the Saudi government.
The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee has continued to announce that anyone who wants to enter Sarawak from Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu must attach a police permit before entering Sarawak.