Sarawak civil servants barred from in-person meetings due to Covid-19

 

Civil servants in Sarawak are not allowed to hold physical meetings for two weeks from today following the escalating Covid-19 cases in the state.

A directive to that effect was issued by Sarawak state secretary Amar Jaul Samion through a letter to all the secretaries of the state ministries, division residents, state department heads, heads of state statutory bodies, and the secretaries of all local government authorities in the state yesterday.

Jaul said the decision was made following an order by the State Disaster Management Committee on April 15.

"However, meetings through applications such as Zoom can be conducted,” he added.

He said inter-district travel is also not allowed, unless urgent, and requires the approval of a department head.

"Any event or programme scheduled to be held, including involving the Chief Minister, during the two-week period will be postponed,” he added.

Yesterday, Sarawak recorded its highest daily amount of new Covid-19 cases - 960 - bringing the total there to 22,920 cases.

- Bernama