From 1st August 2022, all travellers are allowed to enter Malaysia regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status and do not require a pre-departure or on-arrival COVID-19 test. There are no quarantine orders related to COVID-19 enforced by the Malaysian Government upon arrival.

Travellers can download and activate the MySejahtera application before or after arrival in Malaysia to indicate their COVID-19 risk status while staying in Malaysia. The COVID-19 risk status in MySejahtera may be checked upon entering the premises.

Travellers who develop COVID-19 symptoms while in Malaysia should get tested and if found to be positive, are subject to the current protocol for positive COVID-19 cases as below.

Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 must undergo isolation via a Home Surveillance Order (HSO) for seven (7) days. Individuals can be released from isolation on the 4th, 5th or 6th day when they are asymptomatic and the result of an RTK Ag test supervised by a registered medical practitioner is negative. Discharge on the 7th day does not require any COVID-19 detection test.

Malaysia is diverse. It is a multi-cultural country with signs of Chinese and Indian influence in the country. Malaysia is actually one of the most diverse countries in Asia. Go anywhere in the country and you’ll see Buddhist temples, mosques, and Hindu temples. You’ll see a wide variety of dishes sold from the stalls around you. Signs in Malaysia are often written in 4 languages: English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. All these completely different cultures intertwine and make Malaysia so unique.

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Source: mysafetravel.gov.my