Minister: Sarawak to keep to its own time restriction
KUCHING: Sarawak would not be following the new nationwide time restriction of 8pm to 8am on all businesses under the second phase of the Movement Control Order (MCO), said Local Government and Housing Minister Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian.
He said the state would stick to its own 12-hour daily restriction, which is from 7pm to 7am.
“This decision is in view of the fact that if we were to change, it could result in confusion among the public and disruption to the operations of businesses, especially those in the logistics and transportation sectors,” he told a press conference at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here yesterday.
Nevertheless, he said regardless of what time restriction was imposed, the objective in the country remained the same.
“We want people to stay at home. This will allow us to stop further transmission of Covid-19.”
Meanwhile, Dr Sim said the State Disaster Management Committee planned set up more quarantine centres in Kuching.
“The Aminuddin Baki Education Leadership and Management Training Institute, the LHDN (Inload Revenue Board) Academy and Royal
Customs and Excise Academy here are being proposed to cope with any eventuality,” he said.
At present, Kuching’s Covid19 quarantine facilities are located at Institute for Rural Advancement (Infra) Sarawak Campus, National Institute of Public Administration (Intan) Sarawak and Tun Abdul Razak Teachers Training Institute.
Also present at the press conference were Health Department Sarawak director Dr Chin Zin Hing, Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner Dato Dev Kumar and First Division Infantry Commander Major Gen Datuk Md Din Abu.