KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has allowed several key sectors to operate at normal capacity following its enforcement of what it termed phase five of the movement control order (MCO) yesterday.
Chief Minister Shafie Apdal said the construction, maintenance and forestry sectors would be allowed to resume operations today.
For the construction sector, this includes building construction projects comprising infrastructure, public facilities and landscape projects.
For the maintenance sector, repairs and upkeep for buildings, public facilities, utility plants, sewerage, grass-cutting and other public facilities will be allowed.
“Related activities on the chains and support services to the construction and maintenance sectors that cover rock and sand quarries, cement factories and clinkers, hill-cutting, hardware stores and transportation of construction material among others are also allowed,” he said.
For the forestry sector, upstream and downstream activities as well as related chains and support services will be permitted to resume work.
“The state stresses that the permission for these sectors to operate is in accordance with the SOP by the health ministry, and all must be certified free from Covid-19 by the state health department,” he added.
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