KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will not budge from its earlier decision to allow dining-in at restaurants, eateries and hotels in the state.
Chief minister Hajiji Noor said the directive allowing this came into effect from June 29 following the implementation of Phase 1 of the national recovery plan (NRP), which is still in force.
“This is our stand,” Hajiji said in a statement here today.
According to businessmen, the decision taken by the Sabah government comes as a relief to the people, particularly eatery operators, after the SOPs released by the National Security Council (MKN) yesterday failed to specifically mention whether dining-in is banned.
The SOPs were released on the eve of the state’s transition to Phase 2 of the NRP today.
Most restaurants in the state have been accepting dine-in customers after local authorities gave the green light following the announcement by Hajiji last month.
The Phase 2 SOPs for Sabah state that restaurants, cafes, eateries, food trucks, and roadside or mobile stalls will be allowed to operate from 6am to 9pm by way of takeaways, drive-throughs or deliveries.
But unlike the Phase 2 SOPs released for Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Perak, Perlis and Penang, which specifically state that dine-ins are not allowed, the Sabah list does not make any mention to this effect.
Dining-in is only allowed under Phase 3 of the NRP. - FMT
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