Malaysia

M’sia, S’pore working on full resumption of air, land travel: Khairy

Covid-19 situation has stabilised, say health ministers from both countries

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 23 Mar 2022 8:21PM

M’sia, S’pore working on full resumption of air, land travel: Khairy
Khairy Jamaluddin says he and Ong Ye Kung have agreed the situation has stabilised and they can work immediately towards the full resumption of air and land travel for fully vaccinated people. – Bernama pic, March 23, 2022

PUTRAJAYA – Malaysia and Singapore are gearing up to work immediately towards resuming full air and land travel for fully vaccinated people as the Covid-19 situation has stabilised, said Malaysia’s Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Khairy said he and his Singapore counterpart Ong Ye Kung had a good discussion on the pandemic situation in both countries during their meeting at his office here today.

“We agreed the situation has stabilised & we can work immediately towards the full resumption of air and land travel for fully vaccinated persons,” he said in a tweet.

“Malaysia and Singapore reconnecting and #ReopeningSafely,” he said in another tweet.

Ong is on a three-day working visit to Malaysia beginning today.

Malaysia currently has an air and land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) arrangement with Singapore, a framework to facilitate two-way travel by individuals who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

Under the VTL, fully vaccinated travellers from one country may enter the other country without quarantine, subject to Covid-19 testing and further requirements determined by the receiving country.

On March 8, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced that Malaysia will reopen its borders on April 1 as it seeks to revitalise its economy, especially the tourism industry which was hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. – Bernama, March 23, 2022

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