Sabah to allow inter-district travel from Oct 14 – border will open to interstate travel, local tourists on Nov 1

Sabah to allow inter-district travel from Oct 14 – border will open to interstate travel, local tourists on Nov 1

When prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the reopening of state borders on October 11 after Malaysia reached the 90% adult vaccination milestone, it didn’t include Sabah. Now, the Borneo state has revealed its own timeline for interstate and inter-district travel.

According to Sabah chief minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor, inter-district travel within the state will be allowed from October 14, which is tomorrow. Meanwhile, interstate travel is a go from November 1.

This means that Sabah will be open to local tourists next month. However, there are conditions – visitors must be fully vaccinated, and they must perform a Covid-19 RT-PCR or RTK-Antigen (swab or saliva) test at least three days before the journey. Also welcome are youth aged between 12 and 18 that have had at least one vaccine dose, and children below 12 accompanied by fully vaccinated parents.

Hajiji said that the state government is satisfied with the vaccination progress in Sabah, which breached the 70% of adults mark on October 11. As of midnight October 12, Malaysia’s overall vaccination rate stands at an impressive 90.6% of the adult population, one of the highest in the world.

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  • Sick & Tired on Oct 13, 2021 at 5:16 pm

    [Malaysia’s overall vaccination rate stands at an impressive 90.6% of the adult population, one of the highest in the world.]
    So much for being a ‘failed gomen’ and ‘failed nation’ huh. I wonder what is success in their dictionary, 0% vaccinated maybe?

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    • Let's see 1st la on Oct 14, 2021 at 10:34 am

      Let’s see 1st how widely around the world fully vaccinated bolehland citizens are allowed to travel with little or no problems.

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      • Spin Too Much on Oct 14, 2021 at 9:55 pm

        Defo stand a better chance than successful 0% vaccination lah

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        • depends on Oct 15, 2021 at 11:18 am

          Depends on which vaccine & where vaccinated. There’s already news that travelers who were vaccinated with Pfizer outside of Europe being given higher risk status than those who were given the same vaccine in Europe..

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          • Lets See on Oct 15, 2021 at 5:43 pm

            Sinovac, Cansino – high risk of being rejected except to China region area.
            Unvaccinated – totally rejected.
            Which is worse?

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          • kopi pasta on Oct 16, 2021 at 1:27 pm

            Lets See = Spin Too Much = Sick & Tired

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          • Dr. No on Oct 16, 2021 at 4:26 pm

            Even those innoculated with China vaccine outside of China still have to undergo testing & quarantine when enter China, even if the visitor comes from a highly vaccinated country.

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          • Troll Hunter on Oct 17, 2021 at 8:50 am

            Let’s see 1st la = kopi pasta = kunta

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