Taking effect from May 14 , the new SOPs, among others, require patrons to take a Covid-19 test 24 hours before entering such premises.
“But, of course, we still need to obey whatever SOPs issued by the government in order to avoid the spread of the virus,” he said, when contacted by The Star. Masidi, who is also the Sabah Covid-19 spokesman, said the state Covid-19 disaster management committee had not made any ruling on the matter yet.
“People will think twice about going out to nightclubs because they would need to spend more instead of just paying for their drinks,” he said. Alternatively, premises operators or owners can do the tests on their customers if they arrive without doing a self-test. Lim said the new SOPs were drawn up following conversations the government held with industry players.