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Those who are allowed to travel to Malaysia with the required vaccination status will now benefit from a reduced quarantine period following changes implemented by the government of Malaysia.

For travellers who have received their booster dose the quarantine period is now 5 days.
Fully vaccinated travellers (but have yet to receive their booster dose) will be required to quarantine for 7 days.
Travellers who have not been fully vaccinated or not vaccinated will be quarantined for 10 days.

For those that have been vaccinated with a booster dose (including those aged 12 to 17), the rules are:

  • Five-day quarantine
  • Must be negative via a RT-PCR test two days before travel
  • Subject to a RT-PCR test on arrival
  • Subject to a RT-PCR test on the fourth day or alternatively, an RTK-Antigen test carried out by a qualified health worker on the fifth day.
  • Released from quarantine if negative via RT-PCR test on the fourth day, or RTK-Antigen test on the fifth day.

For those who have had their primary vaccine dose but have had no booster to date, the rules are:

  • Seven-day quarantine
  • Must be negative via a RT-PCR test two days before travel
  • Subject to a RT-PCR test on arrival
  • Subject to a RT-PCR test on the fifth day or alternatively, an RTK-Antigen test carried out by a qualified health worker on the seventh day.
  • Released from quarantine if negative via RT-PCR test on the fifth day, or RTK-Antigen test on the seventh day.

For travellers without any vaccination history or with an incomplete dose, the rules are:

  • Ten-day quarantine
  • Must be negative via a RT-PCR test two days before travel
  • Subject to a RT-PCR test on arrival
  • Subject to a RT-PCR test on the eighth day or alternatively, an RTK-Antigen test carried out by a qualified health worker on the tenth day.
  • Released from quarantine if negative via RT-PCR test on the eighth day, or RTK-Antigen test on the tenth day.

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