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Malaysia will resume interstate and international travel on Monday


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Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced on Sunday that interstate and international travel will be permitted beginning Monday (October 11), after more than 90% of adults in the country had been completely vaccinated.


From Monday, Malaysian citizens who have received all of their vaccinations will be able to travel abroad without needing to apply for the MyTravelPass scheme.

 

"With thanks to God, according to the Ministry of Health, the vaccination rate for the adult population under the COVID-19 National Immunisation Plan (PICK) has achieved 90%," Mr Ismail Sabri stated during a televised press conference on Sunday afternoon.


"As a result, starting tomorrow, Monday, October 11th, the government has agreed to enable (those) who have been completely vaccinated to travel interstate without having to seek for police clearance."

 

Mr Ismail Sabri explained that as a result of this judgement, Malaysians who have been completely vaccinated are now free to travel beyond state lines, including to see loved ones and for tourism purposes.


He also urged Malaysians to "not be complacent" when it comes to following health standards, and advised travellers to conduct their own COVID-19 testing before embarking on their journeys.


Mr Ismail Sabri remarked, "This is crucial in helping the country's economy reopen as well as preparing to live in an endemic phase."

 

"It's not impossible that the spread of COVID-19 may expand again if this issue is ignored," he continued.

 

Although there would be no more police roadblocks to enforce the interstate travel prohibition, the prime minister warned that police officers may perform random inspections at rest and relax (RnR) pitstops along roads to ensure that travellers are completely vaccinated.

 

The interstate travel prohibition was enacted in early January in response to an increase in COVID-19 infections.
As the government coped with mounting case numbers, the prohibition remained in force for much of the year.

 

Interstate travel will resume once 90 percent of Malaysia's adult population has been completely vaccinated, the prime minister stated last week in an interview with local reporters.


He went on to say that this was critical to rebuilding the country's struggling tourism industry, as well as helping Malaysians who had been separated from their families to reconcile with them in their hometowns.

 

As a pilot experiment to reopen domestic travel, the government developed a travel bubble for Langkawi, an island tourism destination, in September.


Melaka, the Tioman Islands, and the Genting Highlands were mentioned as the next sites to reopen via travel bubbles.


The reopening of these locations, however, has been postponed until the adult immunisation rate reaches 90%.

 

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Edited by ASEAN NOW Content Team
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