Sarawak bans New Year's Eve festivities
The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has prohibited activities to usher in the New Year as the state is still under Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan, which requires business premises to cease operations by midnight daily.
The SDMC said in a statement yesterday that operators of business premises found breaching this ban would be compounded and that enforcement authorities would intensify integrated operations to monitor compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP)...
The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has prohibited activities to usher in the New Year as the state is still under Phase 3 of the National Recovery Plan, which requires business premises to cease operations by midnight daily.
The SDMC said in a statement yesterday that operators of business premises found breaching this ban would be compounded and that enforcement authorities would intensify integrated operations to monitor compliance with the standard operating procedure (SOP).
Meanwhile, children's arcades at shopping centres will be allowed to resume operations beginning Jan 1, 2022, in accordance with the SOP issued by the state Local Government and Housing Ministry.
“Operators of children's arcades must apply for permission from local authorities before they are allowed to start operations,” the statement says.
Covid-19 infections in Sarawak continued to drop to 19 cases yesterday from 21 cases the previous day, with no new fatalities, new clusters or active clusters reported.
- Bernama
