Malaysia covid statistics & travel advice

The latest Covid-19 statistics on new cases and vaccine rollout in Malaysia plus up-to-date travel advice and resources from government organisations and international agencies.

Vaccine rollout (%) Partially · Fully
- 4
- 2
New cases/100k 7-day · 14-day
- 79
- 147
Travel status Malaysia · UK
- B
- A

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Malaysia Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Below are the latest statistics on Covid-19 vaccinations in Malaysia showing the number of people and percentage of the population who are partially and fully vaccinated.

As of 17/05/2021	Number of people	Percentage of population
Partially vaccinated	1,219,234	3.8%
Fully vaccinated	756,851	2.3%

The Covid-19 vaccination statistics for Malaysia is provided by Our World in Data. Last updated on 17/05/21.

Malaysia Covid-19 statistics - new cases

The figures below show the average numbers of new cases per 100,000 of population for Malaysia recorded in the latest 7-day and 14-day period and the percentage difference from the week before, plus charts showing the numbers of new cases recorded over the past 10 weeks.

Week ending	7-day average	7-day weekly change	14-day average	14-day weekly change
2021-05-02	68.2	23.4%	123.5	29.9%
2021-05-09	79.3	16.3%	147.5	19.5%

New cases 7-day average

The 7-day average number of new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 of population for Malaysia recorded over the past 10 weeks.

39.3

31.8

28.7

27.5

27.9

34.6

39.8

55.3

68.2

79.3

07/03

14/03

21/03

28/03

04/04

11/04

18/04

25/04

02/05

09/05

New cases 14-day average

The 14-day average number of new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 of population for Malaysia recorded over the past 10 weeks.

85.6

71.1

60.5

56.2

55.4

62.5

74.4

95.1

123.5

147.5

07/03

14/03

21/03

28/03

04/04

11/04

18/04

25/04

02/05

09/05

The number of newly recorded cases per 100,000 of population for is courtesy of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is updated weekly.

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Malaysia coronavirus live updates

Travel advice for Malaysia - UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
Travellers' health for Malaysia - Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Coronavirus timeline in Malaysia - Wikipedia - coronavirus update

FCO travel advice

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Malaysia travel status

Below is the latest information on the travel and tourism status of Malaysia including entry rules, pre-departure & in-destination Covid-19 testing and quarantine requirements plus current status on the UK travel list for returning to the UK.

Are there entry restrictions to Malaysia due to the coronavirus?

Malaysia is closed for tourism. All non-resident foreign nationals are banned from entering.

Negative PCR or NAAT test results required for arrivals from the UK. All arrivals face a period of quarantine on entering Malaysia.

Destination status

O
Open for tourism
V
Vaccine passport accepted
T
Test required
QV
Quarantine excl. vaccinated
TQV
Test + quarantine excl. vaccinated
T+Q
Test + quarantine required
Q
Quarantine required
C/B
Closed for tourism/Travel ban

Do I need to quarantine in the UK if I travel from Malaysia?

Malaysia is on the Amber list in the UK (Currently England only).

From 17 May 2021 - if you have been in or through Malaysia in the previous 10 days, you must quarantine at home for 10 days when arriving in the UK.

A pre-departure test in Malaysia is required as well as PCR tests on days 2 & 8 in the UK while in quarantine. The Test to Release scheme can be used in England on day 5 to shorten the quarantine period.