Covid-19: Pilgrims who left before Dec 28 allowed to return to Sabah if they test negative, says Hajiji


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah will allow pilgrims who left before Dec 28 to perform umrah to return to the state and placed under quarantine, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

He said those allowed to continue their journey from Kuala Lumpur to Sabah must, however, obtain a confirmed negative RT-PCR Covid-19 test before entering the state.

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