Three years of long waiting finally ushered in the dawn,
China closed its borders for more than 3 years,
Finally, on January 8, overseas tourism was opened.
In order to better receive and welcome Chinese tourists,
Malaysia's Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Teo Keng Sin announced,
Officers who are knowledgeable in Chinese will be deployed to international airports throughout the country,
assisting Chinese tourists with poor English and no knowledge of Malay,
Avoid miscommunication at airports and at immigration.
In addition, Malaysia has also set up convenient access to international airports.
Allow passengers from China to clear customs in less time when they enter the country
At the same time, it also takes into account the health and safety of the Chinese people,
reassuring foreign travellers about tightening entry measures,
Improve the procedures for receiving tourists from all over the world entering Malaysia and expedite customs clearance.
On January 8 and 9, of the 4,069 passengers arriving from China,
No positive test was detected and no one was suspected positive.
Datuk Dr. Norhayati Rusli, Deputy Director of Public Health, said,
Authorities conducted temperature checks on international travelers,
Anyone with a fever or other symptoms must get tested.
The Immigration Bureau has set up a special channel for travelers from China.
It added that any symptomatic traveler must take the RTK-Ag test.
Latest requirements for entering Sabah
At present, only Sabah in Malaysia has new rules for all nationalities entering from China, effective from January 8.
☞ Before departure:
All travelers entering the country from China must also present a certificate.
☞ Upon arrival:
- All foreign visitors must have their infrared body temperature checked
- Visitors who have been detected to have a fever are required for further testing
- Coronavirus testing is mandatory for visitors with coronavirus symptoms
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Since Sabah and Sarawak have immigration autonomy, currently only Sabah has requirements, but the regulations are changing all the time!!!!!
Therefore, I still appeal to the small partners who are about to enter the country to prepare a nucleic acid test report in English as much as possible before entering the country.
For how to obtain the nucleic acid report in English, please refer to our previous article
Malaysia will strengthen its epidemic prevention measures in the following cases
At present, the epidemic situation in Malaysia is under control, and Malaysia will not implement stricter epidemic prevention measures unless the following 7 indicators change:
- Imported coronavirus cases have surged
- Detection of new variants (new viruses other than Omicron) from sewage tests
- Cases of influenza-like illness and severe acute respiratory infections have surged
- The new variant leads to increased infectivity and severity
- 30% utilization of beds and intensive care units
- Deaths have increased, for example in the triple digits
- Cases have spiked in neighboring or other countries
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In general, after the liberalization of China's entry and exit, it has stimulated the development of global tourism to a certain extent. With the Spring Festival approaching, everyone is also actively arranging overseas travel itineraries, and air tickets and hotel bookings have surged.
Ctrip also released the top 10 destinations for Chinese tourists scheduled to travel outbound in the past two days.