KUALA LUMPUR – Travellers arriving in Malaysia from abroad through various programmes will not be required to undergo the six-day Covid-19 tests upon arrival effective Thursday.
In a statement yesterday, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the new procedure applies to travellers entering Malaysia via the air and land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) routes between Malaysia and Singapore, Langkawi International Tourism Bubble (LITB), and One-Stop Centre (OSC) for short-term business visitors.
The Health Ministry dropped the requirement that travellers undergo the Covid-19 RTK-Ag test on the second, fourth, and sixth days for those arriving in Malaysia under the three programmes.
He said MoH had also dropped the requirement to undergo the RT-PCR or RTK-Ag (professional) tests for travellers arriving in Malaysia under the LITB programme before leaving Langkawi.
Apart from that, Khairy said MoH also dropped the rule to undergo RTK-Ag self-testing for travellers arriving from the United Kingdom, which they previously had to do daily during the quarantine period.
Khairy said that it lifted the need for a liaison officer for short-term business travellers under the Malaysian Investment Development Authority who use OSC facilities to enter Malaysia.
“However, they need to follow the controlled itinerary issued and approved by the OSC committee,” he said.
“The Covid-19 tests that need to be conducted two days before departure to Malaysia and upon arrival in Malaysia are still maintained as per the existing protocol.
“I would like to emphasise once again that this new procedure only applies to travellers who enter Malaysia through the VTL, LITB and OSC programmes only,” he said.
Khairy added that for travellers who do not enter Malaysia through the three programmes, the existing standard operating procedures and protocols are still in effect. – Bernama, March 1, 2022
