Covid-19: Seven-day quarantine for fully-vaxxed travellers, close contacts from Monday (Oct 18)


PETALING JAYA: Fully-vaccinated travellers entering the country will begin serving a reduced quarantine period of seven days from Monday (Oct 18), says Khairy Jamaluddin.

The Health Minister said that from Monday, aside from travellers entering Malaysia, close contacts of Covid-19 cases and individuals given supervision orders would also be subject to the seven-day quarantine period provided they have been fully vaccinated.

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