M'sia reports 3 imported cases from S'pore on July 25

Out of six imported cases reported that day.

Syahindah Ishak | July 26, 2020, 03:33 PM

Malaysia's Health Ministry reported 23 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (July 25), three of which were imported cases from Singapore.

The total number of cases in Malaysia as of July 25 is 8,884.

Of these, however, 8,594 have recovered.

Six imported cases in total on July 25

Of the 23 new cases, six cases are imported.

They involve four Malaysians and two non-Malaysians who were allowed entry for business.

Three of the imported cases came from Singapore, while the remaining three came from Indonesia, the Philippines and Russia.

In addition to the imported cases, 17 were locally transmitted cases and two new clusters were also reported.

Here is the full press release by the Malaysian Health Ministry:

 

Cross-border travel agreement

It was previously announced that Singapore and Malaysia were planning to implement two schemes, the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) and Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA), to facilitate cross-border travel for essential business and official purposes.

Applications are set to open on Aug. 10.

Singapore's foreign affairs minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his Malaysian counterpart Hishammuddin Hussein on Sunday (July 26) to discuss the arrangements on the schemes.

The previously-common practice of daily commuting, however, will not resume yet.

Top image by Andrew Koay.