stations in the state are to cease operations from 7pm to 7am (utc+8) starting from 24 march 2020. on 25 march, state disaster management committee in a meeting agreed to allow pet shops and veterinary clinics to operate business throughout movement control order (mco) period from 7am to 7pm with immediate effect. on 26 march, sarawak chief minister datuk patinggi abang johari tun openg has issued directives to ensures there is continuous supply of food: farmers, breeders and fishermen can continue with their daily routines. farmers, breeders and fishermen are allowed to sell their products at places agreed by the local council from 7am - 7pm (utc+8). on 29 march, sarawak has imposed a ban on inter-district travel, and those with valid reasons for travelling must obtain permits from the district office. phase 2 (1 april - 14 april) on 5 april, all hardware shops, agricultural supply stores and spare parts shops are allowed to open twice a week, tuesday and thursday from 7am - 7pm (utc+8). on 13 april, all barber shops are not allowed to open despite extension of nationwide movement control order. phase 3 (15 april - 28 april) on 18 april, state disaster management committee said all farmers and their wives are allowed to travel in the same vehicle or motorcycle to go to their farms despite 1 person per vehicle rule during movement control order. telecommunication companies such as celcom, digi, maxis and u mobile and their dealers are allowed to reopen their business operations on wednesday and friday from 10am - 4pm (utc+8) with only 3 workers maximum at any given time as they are considered as providing essential services to the public. however, they can only operate from selected premises. on 21 april, baking specialty stores selling baking ingredients, accessories and containers, are allowed to operate twice a week, wednesday and friday from 7am - 7pm (utc+8) in view of upcoming gawai and hari raya. all laundry shops (serviced and self-service) are not allowed to operate during mco. on 23 april, state disaster management committee said all individual food vendors, hotels, restaurants and fast food restaurants were allowed to operate for takeaways via e-bazaar ramadhan from 7am - 7pm (utc+8) throughout ramadan. food trucks are not allowed to operate during mco. phase 4 (29 april - 3 may) on 30 april, sarawak has decided to allow 2 immediate family members from the same household to travel in a vehicle with immediate effect for purposes of seeking healthcare and medical services, or to buy food, medicine, daily necessities, dietary supplements or any other goods from any provider of essential services. on 2 may, sarawak has decided not to implement the conditional movement control order (cmco) that will allow the reopening of certain economic activities and sectors this may 4 as announced by prime minister tan sri muhyiddin yassin. phase 5 (4 may - 12 may) on 9 may, sarawak will allow various economic activities to reopen on may 12 with strict compliance to standard operating procedures (sop). on 12 may, sarawak deputy chief minister datuk amar douglas uggah said business in sarawak are allowed to open between 7am - 10pm (utc+8) during the conditional movement control order (cmco) period. phase 6 (13 may - 9 june) on 14 may, sarawak gazetted the protection of public health ordinance, which will be in effect from 14 may to june 9, in a bid to further contain the spread of covid-19. on 4 june, all barber shops and hair salons are allowed to operate starting 9 june 2020 but only haircuts service. nature reserves such as samajaya, bukit lima, bukit sembiling and piasau will be opened from 8 june 2020 following the drawn up sop. recovery movement control order (10 june - 31 march) on 12 june, all sports centres and beauty salons are allowed to resume operations. starting 17 june. on 15 june, all 24-hour operations such as fuel stations, 7-eleven, kfc, mcdonald's, and 24-hour restaurants are allowed to operate, however must abide by the guidelines and sop. religious activities are allowed starting 20 june as house of worship (for non-muslim) is ready to reopen. on 17 june, sarawak will allow express and stage buses to operate at full capacity in the state. school bus and vans are permitted to resume operation at full capacity as schools will be reopen on 24 june. licensed gambling operators are also allowed to resume operation starting 19 june. day, night markets and weekend markets are allowed to operate as well starting 20 june. on 28 june, deputy chief minister datuk amar douglas uggah announced that the sarawak disaster management committee would be conducting random tests on construction workers in cities beginning nextweek in response to a spate of cases among construction sites. besides covid-19, they would also be testing for rabies and dengue fever as well. on 1 july, sarawak disaster management committee has decided to allow cinemas to operate starting 1 july. on 14 july, schools in three district (kuching, kota samarahan and padawan) will reopen on 3 august instead of 15 july as announced by ministry of education due to concerns over an increase in covid-19 cases in the area. the grades affected are transition classes (forms 1 to 4 and lower six, and primary 1 to 6) while sessions for (pre-school, form 5 and upper six) classes will continue as normal. on 24 july, inter-division travel between kuching and kota samarahan are discouraged due to sudden increase in positive cases in the area, except those on official duty, essential services worker and dealing with matters related to death of close family members, sick relative or to seek medical attention. wearing face masks in public space in sarawak will be compulsory starting 1 august. on 27 july, senior minister ismail sabri yaakob announced that the malaysian government will limit inter-zone movement in sarawak between 1 and 14 august in an effort to curb the spread of covid-19 within the state, particularly around the state capital kuching. sarawak disaster management committee has decided that registration for new students and senior students via face-to-face study session of june 2020 will be postponed to a later date. flight frequency from peninsular malaysia, sabah and labuan including return flight will be reduced. all business operating hours in kuching, kota samarahan and serian will be limited between 6am - 10pm (utc+8), all changes will be effective from 1 until 14 august. on 29 july, postponement of schools session in three district (kuching, kota samarahan and padawan) has been extended until 17 august. on 3 september, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that all swimming pool activities are allowed to resume operation and all entertainment outlets are allowed to resume operation up until 12am (utc+8), effective 4 september 2020. on 4 september, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that children of the age 12 years old and below are not encouraged to enter night market area and cinema hall (including adult of the age 60 years old and above). on 18 september, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that baby spas, horse racing and sport and recreational centres under the jurisdiction of kuching south city hall are allowed to operate subjected to the sop outlined by ministry of local government and housing (mlgh). on 5 october, all ipta/ipts students from peninsular malaysia, sabah and labuan who have registered at ipta/ipts in sarawak must undergo covid-19 screening at nearest health clinics. on 27 october, all entertainment and reflexology centres are temporary closed effective 28 october 2020. on 28 october, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that all food outlet and bistro in kuching district are only allowed to operate from 6am to 10pm (utc+8) effective 29 october 2020. all fitness centres and gymnasiums in kuching district are required to close operation immediately. on 8 november, the ministry of education announced that all schools in sarawak will be closed from 9 november until the last day of school of 2020 on 18 december. on 16 november, all tuition centres and kindergartens in green zones are allowed to resume operation starting 17 november 2020. on 6 december, the sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that spas, wellness and reflexology centres in the state can resume operations effective from 7 december due to the easing of the existing conditional movement control order (cmco) lockdown. enhanced movement control order - kampung haji baki (28 october - 12 november) on 27 october, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that enhanced movement control order (emco) will be implemented at kampung haji baki involving kampung haji baki block a, kampung haji baki block b and kampung haji baki block c from 28 october to 10 november. on 10 november, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that enhanced movement control order (emco) at kampung haji baki will be extended for another 7 days until 17 november 2020. on 12 november, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that enhanced movement control order (emco) at kampung haji baki has ended. conditional movement control order - kuching (9 november - 27 november) on 7 november, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that conditional movement control order (cmco) will be implemented in kuching division from 9 november to 22 november (14 days) after the division recorded 151 positive covid-19 cases in the past 14 days. inter-state travel to peninsular malaysia, sabah and labuan are not allowed while inter-division travel in sarawak are allowed except entry and exit to or from kuching division. on 22 november, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that conditional movement control order (cmco) in kuching division will be extended until 27 november. conditional movement control order - kuching and miri (13 january - 17 january) on 11 january, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that conditional movement control order (cmco) will be implemented in kuching, sibu and miri from 13 january to 26 january (14 days) after these divisions recorded rapid increase of positive covid-19 cases. inter-state and inter-district travel is not allowed unless permitted by the royal malaysia police. on 14 january, movement control order will be implemented in sibu zone except sarikei district starting 16 january. on 16 january, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that conditional movement control order will be expanded to all divisions in sarawak except sibu zone. conditional movement control order (18 january - 31 january) on 16 january, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that conditional movement control order (cmco) will be implemented throughout sarawak except sibu zone starting 18 january until 31 january (14 days). with school session to begin on 20 january, sdmc announced that only students siting for examination for 2020 and 2021 will have in-person school session while students in preschools, primary schools, secondary schools (form 1 to form 4), and semester 2 svm and dvm year 2020 at vocational college in sarawak will learn through teaching and learning at home method. movement control order - sibu (16 january - 29 january) on 14 january, sarawak disaster management committee (sdmc) announced that movement control order (mco) will be implemented in sibu zone including sibu district, kanowit district and selangau district (except sarikei district remain under cmco) from 16 january to 29 january (14 days) after the zone recorded rapid increase of positive covid-19 cases. travels alert and quarantine arrangements the following warnings and quarantine arrangements for inbound and outbound travel to the state are for both foreigners and malaysian including sarawakians: alert level country date of enforcement status note prohibit all nations 18 march 2020 in force in response to the nationwide movement control order, all foreigners are ban from entering or exiting malaysian border, whether by air, sea or land. prohibit china 1 february 2020 in force in response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in mainland china, the state government has refused entry to all chinese nationals and foreigners who have travelled to china. prohibit south korea 28 february 2020 in force in response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in south korea, the state government has refused entry to all south korean nationals and foreigners who have travelled to south korea. prohibit denmark 14 march 2020 in force in response to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in denmark and its recent lockdown, the malaysian government announced a travel ban to the country. prohibit iran italy 4 march 2020 in