Coronavirus: Malaysia and Singapore to mutually recognise vaccination records; South Korea hits record daily cases

National Recovery Council chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said he and Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong discussed the importance of reopening the border to both countries

Elsewhere, more than half of Australia’s adult population were fully vaccinated and Cambodia cancelled its ‘Festival of the Dead’ after an outbreak among monks

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A woman gets vaccinated against Covid-19 in Selangor, Malaysia. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 5:33pm, 24 Sep 2021Updated: 11:13pm, 24 Sep 2021

Malaysia and Singapore will recognise each other’s vaccination certificates to allow movement between the two countries, National Recovery Council (NRC) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday.

Muhyiddin said he had been in touch with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong recently and they discussed the importance of reopening the border to both countries.

“Lee agreed but with the Covid-19 situation and vaccination in Malaysia and Singapore yet to be over, he was a bit cautious.

“However, the relationship between our countries is very close, including for daily business affairs. When the border could not be opened, it became a major problem,” he added.

The former prime minister added that for now, only lorries and trailers were allowed to use the Causeway and Second Link if the driver and attendant had been vaccinated in Singapore.

He said among the matters to be looked into when reopening the border was concerned included getting Singapore’s approval and getting vaccination rates to a higher percentage.

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