Malaysian ambassador Jojie Samuel said Thailand wanted to end quarantine for fully vaccinated visitors from low-risk countries travelling by air starting Nov 1 as the Covid-19 situation in the country continued to improve.

However, Malaysia is not included in the list.

“Malaysia’s infection rate has dropped due to the high vaccination rate. To date, more than 90% of the adult population in Malaysia have completed their Covid-19 vaccination.

“Therefore, we are going to see how Malaysia can be added to the list,” he told Bernama today.

Last week, Thai prime minister Prayuth Chan o-cha announced that fully vaccinated visitors from at least 10 low-risk countries travelling by air will be exempted from quarantine starting Nov 1. The low-risk countries include the United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, China and the United States.

To date, Thailand’s Covid-19 administration centre has not finalised the list but local media reported that there would be more than 10 countries included in the list.

National Recovery Council (MPN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin had said that the government was considering opening the country’s border safely by allowing foreigners who have been fully vaccinated from certain countries to enter Malaysia without having to undergo mandatory quarantine.

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