The quarantine period for fully vaccinated visitors to Malaysia has been reduced to seven days

[ASEAN NOW Content Team]

 

From Monday (October 18), fully vaccinated travellers entering Malaysia will be subjected to a seven-day shorter quarantine period, according to Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Apart from travellers entering Malaysia, the Health Minister stated on Saturday that close contacts of Covid-19 patients and persons under supervision orders would be subject to the seven-day quarantine period if they had been completely vaccinated.

 

Any citizen, permanent resident, expatriate, diplomatic corps member, or other foreigner allowed to enter the country from outside by the Immigration Director-General, according to Mr Khairy.

 

Individuals returning from high-risk illness areas might potentially shorten their quarantine period.

"With effect from October 18, all of the individuals listed above will be subject to this decrease in the mandatory quarantine time."

"Those who have not been vaccinated or who have not completed their Covid-19 vaccine doses should be quarantined for ten days," Mr Khairy said in a statement.

 

Individuals who have not been vaccinated or who have not completed their vaccination doses and are on day eight or above of their statutory quarantine can perform a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to end their isolation starting on Saturday, according to him.

"They will be granted a release order on October 18 if the Covid-19 test results are negative," he stated.

Mr Khairy went on to say that the present norms are still relevant and will be implemented, and that the people should follow the rules.

The Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 makes it illegal to violate quarantine procedures.

 

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob earlier on Saturday urged unvaccinated Malaysians to consider obtaining their Covid-19 vaccinations to avoid missing out on several benefits.

The Prime Minister stated that while the government has not made Covid-19 vaccination mandatory, he strongly encourages those who have not been vaccinated to do so.

"We haven't made a choice to make vaccinations compulsory.
But I'm urging people who haven't been vaccinated to do so.
If you don't, you'll lose a lot of benefits "he stated

 

"Even if you haven't been back in a long time, you won't be able to balik kampung (return to their home villages).
Even if you tried to sneak your way in, you could be caught, since two people were recently arrested by the police "Mr. Ismail chimed in.

Malaysia has reopened inter-state travel starting October 11 after reaching a 90% vaccination rate for adults aged 18 and up against Covid-19.

 

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