People in essential services can enter Sarawak without 14-day quarantine as long as they test negative for Covid-19 on swabs taken three days before arrival.
The Baki cluster in Haji Baki village in Kuching has yielded 25 positive Covid-19 cases so far, including 12 new infections today involving five school students, five adults, and two elderly people.
Higher bed occupancy at hospitals and quarantine centres and ICU bed usage in red zones reaching the brim may be masked by a reduced usage in other centres.
Sabah’s and Labuan’s average daily case incidence rate per 100,000 people over the past 14 days exceeded the national average by six to five times, while Penang came in third highest in Malaysia.