Malaysia bans travellers from countries deemed at risk from Omicron
Reuters
December 1, 2021 14:16 MYT
December 1, 2021 14:16 MYT
Malaysia will temporarily ban the entry of travellers from countries that have reported the Omicron coronavirus variant or are considered high-risk. - Astro AWANI / Shahir Omar photo
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will temporarily ban the entry of travellers from countries that have reported the Omicron coronavirus variant or are considered high-risk, its health ministry said on Wednesday.
It will also delay plans to set up so-called Vaccinated Travel Lanes with those countries, minister Khairy Jamaluddin told reporters.