KUALA LUMPUR,Dec 28 – Malaysia is still maintaining its travel ban on 23 countries, including the United Kingdom and United States, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said in a tweet yesterday.
He said the restrictions, which have been in place since September 7, were emphasised following the recent spread of the VUI 202012/01 mutation of the Covid-19 virus, a highly-contagious variant discovered in the UK recently.
“Covid-19 tests and quarantine will be tightened for those entering Malaysia from other countries,” he said in the tweet.
The countries in the travel ban are:
1. United States
2. Brazil
3. Peru
4. Colombia
5. Mexico
6. Argentina
7. Chile
8. Iran
9. Iraq
10. India
11. Bangladesh
12. Pakistan
13. Saudi Arabia
14. South Africa
15. Philippines
16. Indonesia
17. United Kingdom
18. France
19. Turkey
20. Italy
21. Germany
22. Russia
23. Spain
