New Rules For Mosques Suraus In Sabah

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Qariah members categorised as Patient Under Investigation (PUI) and Person Under Surveillance (PUS) are not allowed to go to mosques and surau in Sabah, pending clearance on their health status. -NSTP file picKOTA KINABALU: Qariah members categorised as Patient Under Investigation (PUI) and Person Under Surveillance (PUS) are not allowed to go to mosques and surau in Sabah, pending clearance on their health status.Sabah Covid-19 spokesman Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said the new standard operating procedures (SOP) would be enforced effective tomorrow.

"High-risk congregants, as well as those who have Covid-19 symptoms such as fever, cough, flu, shortness of breath and allergies, would not be allowed to join prayers.
"Children under 12 also cannot visit a mosque or surau unless accompanied by parents or guardians who are fully vaccinated," he said in a statement today.
Masidi added that if any member of a congregation is suspected of being Covid-19 positive or has tested positive, the mosque or surau must carry out a full sanitation process.
Congregants present on the day must undergo screening according to procedures set by the Health Ministry.
Meanwhile, Sabah's daily Covid-19 cases dropped slightly below the 4,000-mark to 3,971 with almost 70 per cent being sporadic cases.
"Although daily cases are lower compared to the previous day, percentage of sporadic infection remains high at 67.41 per cent or 2,677 cases.
"It's a sign that new cases can increase dramatically at any time," he said in a statement.
Masidi said the majority of today's cases were mild with 99.09 per cent or 3,935 out of 3,971 caseloads being Category 1 and 2, while 12 in Category 3, 17 in Category 4 and seven in Category 5.
He pointed out that from the 3,971 new infections today, 2,261 cases comprised fully vaccinated patients while other 1,046 cases involved those who had received boosters.
Masidi said 402 of the 1,018 had received a dose of the vaccine while 616 were fully vaccinated.
"Of the 3,971 caseloads, 505 involved children under 11 including 209 children under age 5," he said, adding that to date, a total of 32,047 children aged between 5-11 years old had been vaccinated.
Sabah also registered nine deaths, including three in the capital city. - NST

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