Malaysia Covid-19 panel recommends full border reopening in March

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Malaysia's coronavirus recovery council said it has recommended a full reopening of borders as early as March 1 without mandatory quarantine for travellers, as part of plans to accelerate economic recovery.

The Southeast Asian nation has shut its borders since March 2020 and froze the entry of foreign workers to try to contain novel coronavirus outbreaks, according to a Reuters report.

Muhyiddin Yassin, a former premier and chairperson of the National Recovery Council (NRC), a government advisory body, said travellers would have to undergo Covid-19 screening before departure and on arrival.

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