The changes were confirmed on Tuesday (8 March) in a statement from prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, and will take effect from 1 April.
Visitors will have to provide evidence of a negative PCR test for Covid-19 taken up to 48 hours prior to departure, and submit to a rapid antigen test within 24 hours of their arrival.
Malaysia has long maintained some of the world’s strictest Covid travel curbs, which barred most overseas visitors and largely prevented citizens from leaving the country.
