As Malaysia transitions into the endemic phase from 1 April 2022, it will do away with seven procedures that are currently in place for travellers entering the country.
In a statement on Thursday (24 March 2022), Minister for Health Khairy Jamaluddin shared that these procedures are:
Instead, travellers are to abide by a new set of protocols effective 1 April:
Before departure
Minister Khairy stressed that travellers must ensure all information provided is correct. False declarations made are considered an offence under Section 22(d) of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 [Act 342], and on conviction, individuals will be punishable under Section 24 of the Act — fined or imprisoned, or both.
Upon arrival at the international entrance
Within 24 hours of arrival
Travellers with exemptions from the COVID-19 detection test
Children under the age of six (according to the year of birth) are not required to undergo pre-departure testing and on-arrival testing.
Apart from the above, Minister Khairy also shared a short update on the Malaysia-Thailand land border protocols, stating that the general protocols shared above will apply to travellers from Thailand at the moment.
“At the initial stage, only two land border gates have been agreed to be opened starting April 1, 2022, namely Bukit Kayu Hitam-Sadao and Wang Kelian-Wang Prachan. [Currently,] the Thai government is only willing to accept tourist arrivals; while for daily and frequent travellers, discussions are still underway between Malaysia and Thailand,” he noted.
Finally, the minister shared that all travellers who have completed a full regimen of COVID-19 vaccines, approved under the World Health Organization’s List of Emergency Use.
In addition, Malaysia will also receive vaccines that have been approved for use by regulatory authorities in other countries, even those that are not on that list. The list of types and brands of these vaccines will be updated from time to time.
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