Malaysia resumes ticket revenue for quarantine-free journey to Singapore

A Vaccinated Journey Lane (VTL) bus plies the causeway involving Singapore and Malaysia, because it reopens instantly after roughly two a very long time amidst the coronavirus situation (COVID-19) pandemic, Singapore November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Caroline Chia

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Malaysia has resumed ticket gross sales for air and land journey beneath a vaccinated journey lane programme with Singapore that skilled been suspended proper till Jan. 20 greater than Omicron coronavirus variant issues, the nicely being ministry mentioned on Friday.

Well being and health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin reported in an announcement mentioned the ticket product gross sales resumption follows a hazard evaluation on the current COVID-19 situation in each of these nations.

The place will halve the ticket quota, nonetheless, for air and land journey. Elevating ticket quotas can be centered on threat assessments occasionally on the COVID-19 circumstance in equally worldwide areas, he mentioned.

Reporting by Liz Lee. Modifying by Gerry Doyle

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