Discharge on the 7th day does not require any COVID-19 detection test. Individuals can be released from isolation on the 4th, 5th or 6th day when they are asymptomatic, and the result of an RTK Ag test supervised by a registered medical practitioner is negative. Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 must undergo isolation via a Home Surveillance Order (HSO) for seven (7) days. Travellers who develop COVID-19 symptoms in Malaysia should get tested and, if found positive, are subject to the current protocol for positive COVID-19 cases as below. The COVID-19 risk status in MySejahtera may be checked upon entering the premises.
Travellers can download and activate the MySejahtera app a week before departure to Malaysia – Guidelines. The Malaysian government enforces no quarantine orders related to COVID-19 upon arrival. General Travel Protocols (Updated on 1st August 2022)įrom 1st August 2022, all travellers are allowed to enter Malaysia regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status and do not require a traveller card, pre-departure or on-arrival COVID-19 test. The National Security Council’s negative list is no longer applicable. They will also have to quarantine for 5 days.ĬOVID-19 insurance is no longer required for all travellers entering Malaysia. However, partially or not vaccinated travellers must take an RT-PCR test 2 days before departure and a supervised RTK-Ag test within 24 hours of arrival. If tested negative, they may be released from quarantine.įully vaccinated travellers and children aged 12 and below are exempted from pre-departure and on-arrival tests. However, under Test and Release, they will have an option to undergo a supervised RTK-Ag test on the 4th day. However, premises still need to check the risk status of visitors on MySejahtera.Įntry to premises is allowed regardless of vaccination status, except for those with ‘High Risk’ status or under Home Surveillance Order.īy default, COVID-19 positive cases are required to quarantine for 7 days. MySejahtera check-in is no longer required. Physical distancing is no longer required but encouraged when not wearing a mask. High-risk individuals are also encouraged to wear a mask. Optional when outdoors but encouraged in crowded places. Wearing a face mask is mandatory indoors, including on public transport and e-hailing rides. Under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342), individuals who violate SOPs stipulated for the pandemic management can be fined up to RM10,000, and enterprises or corporations can be fined up to RM1 million, starting on 11th March 2021.ĬOVID-19 SOPs in Malaysia (Updated on 1st May 2022) The government remains committed to the National Recovery Plan (NRP) enforced on 1st June 2021. The Malaysian government implemented the Movement Control Order (MCO) on 18th March 2020 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, which was then extended or switched between the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO), the Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO), and the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO), depending on the country's pandemic situation from time to time. Pfizer-BioNTech is the main COVID-19 booster option, regardless of the first two-doses vaccine type, unless contraindicated AstraZeneca-Oxford is recommended as an alternative booster to Pfizer’s mRNA and AstraZeneca-Oxford two-doses vaccine recipient. Vaccine brands include Cansino, AstraZeneca-Oxford, Sinovac and Pfizer-BioNTech.
84.1% of Malaysia’s total population has been vaccinated with at least two doses, and 49.6% completed one booster shot.
Malaysia’s economy is on an upwards track to recovery from the pandemic following a successful vaccination effort and the full lifting of movement restrictions. The Malaysian government enforced no quarantine orders related to COVID-19 upon arrival. From 1st August 2022, all travellers are allowed to enter Malaysia regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status and do not require a pre-departure or on-arrival COVID-19 test. All economic sectors in Malaysia have been normal, and almost 99% of the new detected COVID-19 cases are in Categories One and Two, showing no or mild symptoms. Malaysia reopened its borders on 1st April 2022 as part of the national move to transition into the Endemic Phase.