Mount Kinabalu and other national parks in Sabah will be reopened in stages to visitors and hikers starting 7 December.
Photo via BERNAMA
According to the Malay Mail, Sabah COVID-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said that the state government and Sabah Parks are currently in the process of drawing up new SOPs and that the regulations will be tighter, including limiting the number of visitors allowed.
“Mount Kinabalu will be opened in stages, and for a start, the number of hikers is limited to 50% of the previous allowance,” he said adding that the capacity will also depend on the availability of overnight lodging at the peak.
Photo via Viator
Recently, Masidi announced that scuba diving is now allowed in Sabah, but operators must ensure a 30% boat capacity to dive sites.
He also announced that 50% of civil servants will have to start working at the office beginning 7 December, adding that “they will be subject to strict SOPs during this time.”
Sabah is one of the states that has been hit hard by the third wave of the pandemic and a conditional movement control order was imposed on 13 October in order to curb the spread of the virus.
Remember to follow the SOPs when you’re out and about, okay? We’re all in this together!
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
