Coronavirus: visitors entering Malaysia must pay for mandatory quarantine, minister says
- Malaysian citizens returning from abroad will have to pay 50 per cent of the US$34 per day cost while non-citizens have to bear the full expense
- Ismail Sabri said visitors would have to sign a letter agreeing to pay before they can make the trip to Malaysia
Ismail Sabri said with the latest policy, Malaysians would pay half the cost of quarantine services while non-citizens, including spouses and family members of Malaysian citizens, had to bear the full cost.
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Ismail Sabri said the National Security Council had decided that Malaysian citizens would pay 50 per cent of the full charges of RM150 (US$34) per day.
“Non-citizens, including spouses and dependents of Malaysian citizens, will have to pay the full amount,” he said.
Ismail Sabri said the council had also decided that those who wanted to come to Malaysia would have to sign a letter of undertaking, which states their agreement to bear the quarantine costs.
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“The signing of the letter can be done at Malaysian embassies and high commissions. After the agreement is signed, the office will also issue a letter permitting them to return to Malaysia,” he said.
