Hajiji calls for strict SOP compliance as Sabah cases double


Inside looking out: Covid-19 patients peeking outside from a quarantine centre at the Sandakan sports complex. The centre was reopened following the rise in cases in the area. — Bernama

KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor has appealed to Sabahans to strictly follow the standard operating procedures (SOP) to curb Covid-19 after cases more than doubled to over 1,000 from around 500 in the past month.

Sabah has the lowest vaccination rates at only 76.2% of the total adult population being fully inoculated, according to CovidNow. In contrast, the country’s total adult vaccination rate was at 97.9%.

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