Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob today again assured that the government will not close the economic and industrial sectors despite the hike in daily Covid-19 cases.
He said Malaysians need to live with Covid after two years of fighting the virus.
“Although Covid-19 cases have increased to 30,000, cases in Categories 4 and 5 are less than one percent.
“We will not close the economic sector - once we have opened, it will continue to be open,” Ismail Sabri (above) said at a “Malaysian Family” gathering in Thailand, today.
About 100 Malaysians, including students, attended the event at a Bangkok hotel.
Also present were Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry Mohamed Azmin Ali, Deputy Federal Territories Minister Jalaluddin Alias, and Malaysian Ambassador to Thailand Jojie Samuel.
Reopening borders
Ismail Sabri said the high vaccination rate would also enable Malaysia to reopen its international borders soon.
“We will reopen the border soon. Now we are in the process of convincing Malaysians that imported infection cannot be harmful.
“Malaysians who have not returned home for a long time will be able to return. We will announce when we will reopen,” he said.
He also said Malaysia has established a land Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) with Singapore.
“The VTL between Malaysia and Brunei is expected to start on March 1 while with Indonesia is also expected soon.
“For Thailand, we will create a VTL… If possible, we want to reopen soon,” he said.
Ismail Sabri arrived in Bangkok yesterday for a three-day official visit at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan o-cha.
An estimated 6,000 Malaysians, either studying or working, live in Bangkok and the surrounding provinces.
However, only 1,018 Malaysians, including 40 students studying at universities around Bangkok, are officially registered with the embassy.
Jojie encouraged all Malaysians in Thailand to register with the Malaysian Embassy in Bangkok or the Consulate General of Malaysia in Songkhla.
- Bernama
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