“But if one of the students showed symptoms during screening upon arrival, he will be sent to the hospital immediately,” he explained. Since we decided to quarantine them, then the only option is cannot be one person per room. We also look at the capacity of the hotel rooms in Sarawak. Therefore, we consider them as PUS and not very high risk. “We were also told most of the students were staying in their respective campus, so it’s the same as quarantine or isolation. “When we were told there will be more than 7,000 students coming back from peninsula, Sabah and Labuan, including normal Sarawakians coming back, their numbers are so big. Uggah was also asked about the risk of infection between two student PUS placed in the same hotel room if one were to be found positive, and he explained that most students were staying in their respective campus before returning to the state, which was similar to being quarantined or isolated. That’s why we always consult our medical experts before finalising any decision,” he said. So, it is not a very easy decision, and we know that this disease is very contagious. “And now Sabah is following us, they also stopped many flights coming in. He further added that the decision to suspend some flights, which prevented some students from returning to their home state was not an easy choice to make, but it was a necessary step to prevent further coronavirus transmissions. “That’s why one time we stopped flights to Sibu because Sibu did not have enough hotel rooms to quarantine them (PUS), and we also reduced flights to Kuching and Miri also to make sure there are enough hotel rooms to accommodate all the PUS,” Uggah was quoted telling a press conference yesterday. He told a press conference yesterday that the state government had to suspend several incoming flights to Sibu recently when Sibu had insufficient hotel rooms to accommodate all of the incoming PUS cases. Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Douglas Uggah Embas said that the state would pause incoming flights into the state if there are insufficient hotel rooms to accommodate every new person-under-surveillance (PUS) for Covid-19 in the state, as reported by The Borneo Post.
The approved weekly flight arrivals from Kuala Lumpur to Miri have been reduced from 19 to four from Kuala Lumpur to Bintulu, 10 to four while from Kuala Lumpur to Sibu from five to two.KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 - Sabah and Sarawak have decided to halt and reduce the number of chartered flights carrying returning residents to reduce the risk of congestion at quarantine centres. Lee said starting Jan 15, the approved number of weekly flights from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching is only 13 compared to 28 arrivals previously. They can also check the latest flight schedule at the Ministry of Transport, Sarawak website at ,” he added. “The public are also strongly advised to book or purchase their flight tickets based on the SDMC latest approved flight schedule published in the social media.
He said acting on the SDMC decision, his ministry had informed MAS, Air Asia, Malindo and Maswings on Jan 14 on the approved flights into Sarawak. We trust that the public will be fully aware of the changes in flight schedule to help them to better organise their travel plan during this COVID-19 pandemic,” he said. “The latest information on flight schedule approved by SDMC has been disseminated to the public through the social media.
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