“If we were to open the country’s borders to foreign travellers, every development (related to Covid-19) in their countries of origin will be taken into consideration. “We will not arbitrarily open the borders,” Bernama quoted him as saying during question time at the Dewan Negara yesterday. Ismail Sabri said there were six factors to be considered before foreign travellers could be granted entry to Malaysia. “If the numbers are spiking in their countries, we will probably change our policy from allowing (entry) to not allowing entry. What’s important is to negotiate to enable Malaysians who received vaccines other than those allowed in the countries to be granted entry,” he said.

Source: The Star October 07, 2021 23:03 UTC