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Malaysia bans travellers from countries deemed at risk from Omicron

Reuters 01/12/2021 | 06:16 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.
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