Malaysia expands entry ban and closes automatic entry inspection system

The COVID-19 epidemic has spread overseas and has led many countries to quickly implement corresponding epidemic prevention and control measures, in line with their own epidemic control measures. In response, Malaysia announced to further expand the scope of countries prohibited from entry and closed the automatic entry customs clearance inspection system. Malaysia expands the scope of entry ban

On the evening of the 5th local time, Malaysian Director of Health Datuk Noor Hisham said at a press conference that in view of the fact that the COVID-19 epidemic in Malaysia has entered the second wave, the government decided to ban 14 People of any nationality entering Malaysia from the following regions: Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia-Romagna in Italy; Hokkaido in Japan; and Tehran, Qom and Gilan in Iran.

In addition, he said that the government advised Malaysian citizens not to travel to the above-mentioned areas for the time being. Noor Hisham also called on the public not to panic and not to spread false news. Any news about the epidemic must be based on the information released by the Malaysian Ministry of Health. Closing the automatic customs clearance inspection system

On March 4, local time, Zulfikar, Director of the Security and Passport Section of the Malaysian Immigration Bureau, announced that with the spread of the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, all automatic customs clearance at the entry points of Malaysia will be temporarily closed. Inspection system (E-Gate) channel.

Zufika issued the above instructions to various state immigration offices, which will take effect from now on. "In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic in Malaysia, Immigration Director-General Khairul Khairul has agreed to temporarily close the automatic customs clearance system channels for Malaysian citizens at the national immigration points, the National Enforcement and Registration System (NERS) channels used by foreigners, and the automatic customs clearance system (MACS). ”

He said that if there are any changes or the latest information, he will report it to the state immigration authorities again.

This announcement means that all entry points in Johor are also affected. Among them, the Johor Causeway and the Malaysia-Singapore Second Channel, which have the largest number of people passing through every day, are the most affected. On the evening of the 4th, some netizens announced that the automatic customs clearance channels were closed. Photo of a long queue at the counter. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Malaysia

On the 4th and 5th, there were ***19 new confirmed cases in Malaysia. Among them, the 14 new cases on the 4th were the most confirmed cases in a single day in Malaysia since the outbreak. record.