KOTA KINABALU: Any deaths outside hospital facilities in Sabah are to be treated as Covid-19 related, until proven otherwise through PCR/RTK-AG tests, according to the new standard operating procedure (SOP) issued by the state government.
State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun (pic) said the revised SOP as of Wednesday (June 16) under the lockdown, also required all deaths outside hospitals to be reported to the nearest police station, which then needed to be forwarded to the district health office.