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PETALING JAYA: The government will no longer allow Singapore travelers under a bilateral travel plan to undergo home quarantine after a returned Malaysian tested positive for Covid-19.
According to a report by The Star, Health Minister Dr Adham Baba announced this yesterday at an event in Johor.
Under the Periodic Transfer Agreement (PCA) between Malaysia and Singapore previously, travel for work and business through land border crossings is permitted and travelers must undergo home quarantine.
Adham said the 35-year-old Malaysian who tested positive has since been isolated and treated.
The patient had returned from Singapore on August 29 and tested positive for Covid-19 on September 2.
“As such, those traveling under the PCA will no longer be allowed to quarantine at home, but will have to remain in quarantine centers,” the newspaper said.
They will also have to bear the costs of being placed in quarantine centers.
Adham said that since Malaysia and Singapore started the PCA and Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) on August 17, more than 3,000 people have entered the country.
“So far, no Covid-19 cases have been reported for those traveling back under the RGL,” he added.
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