Visiting non-S'wakians must use EnterSarawak to facilitate contact tracing, say state authorities

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KUCHING: The Sarawak disaster management committee's requirements for non-Sarawakians to apply for entry via EnterSarawak is meant to facilitate contact tracing should there be positive cases among visitors to the state.

The committee said the requirements were based on the state Health Department's proposal upon reviewing the Covid-19 situation in Malaysia and Sarawak's border controls.

"For those not residing in Sarawak, the contact information provided in the EnterSarawak system would enable tracing and control measures to be taken quickly," the committee said in a statement Wednesday . "The patient travelled to several places in Sarawak, including Bakun, and stayed at various hotels before testing positive through symptomatic screening after returning from Bakun to Bintulu.

The latest entry procedures, issued last Saturday , had come under fire from Opposition parties and a civil society organisation for purportedly discriminating against non-Sarawakians and hindering tourism.

 

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In what way(s) -- Dept of Health playing Dept of Immigration? What a load of BS!

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