SDMC: Aidilfitri visits by close family members only allowed on first day of celebration

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The Aidilfitri open house for close family members in Sarawak has been reduced to one day. – Bernama file photo

KUCHING (May 11): The number of days allowed for Hari Raya Aidilfitri visits by close family members have been shortened further to only the first day of the celebration, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said.

The committee said in its Covid-19 daily update that the decision was made to limit the celebrations to only one day after taking into account the current pandemic situation in the state.

“The Sarawak Islamic Council has agreed to amend its standard operating procedures (SOP) for the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration, which is, open house visits will be allowed only on the first day and for close family members,” said SDMC.

The SOP, which is available on the official website of the Sarawak Islamic Council via http://www.mis.sarawak.gov.my, maintained that the visits were limited to 50 per cent of the capacity of a house at any one time.

The Council had announced on May 4 that visits were allowed for the first seven days of Hari Raya but the following day, it was shortened to three days.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is expected to fall on Thursday.