More sectors allowed to resume operations in Sabah

The Sabah government has allowed several other sectors to operate in stages from yesterday under the conditional movement control order (MCO).

Chief Minister Shafie Apdal said the sectors allowed to reopen starting yesterday were domestic tourism, cultural, sports and recreational activities as well as professional services sectors.

He added parts of domestic tourism (within Sabah only) allowed to operate include all hotel operations except facilities such as prayer rooms, meeting rooms, seminar halls, training rooms and buffets.

“Cultural activities including arts and crafts, visuals, traditional clothing, music, dance as well as research and cultural education can be conducted (limited to less than 10 people a session).

“In addition, recreational and environmental research activities as well as services offered by Sabah parks and sanctuaries, issuance of permits for harvesting bird's nests and licence for wildlife can now resume operations,” he said in a statement yesterday.

According to Shafie, sports and recreational activities allowed include individual sports training, golf, shooting, lawn bowl, whereas group recreational and sports activities cannot involve more than 10 people at one time.

Professional services, airline companies and premises selling motorised vehicles, heavy machinery and bicycles can also resume operations.

"All these sectors must comply with the standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the Health Ministry and relevant authorities," he said, adding those who need to travel interdistricts must adhere to the SOP.

- Bernama