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Singapore and Malaysia have agreed on a set of protocols for the return of travellers who fail entry health screenings at border checkpoints.
The two countries also agreed on applying the same cut-off of 37.5C for the definition of travellers with a fever at the second meeting of the Singapore-Malaysia joint working group on Tuesday.
The latest meeting took place via video conference, as Malaysia is in the midst of a partial lockdown that has been extended by two weeks to April 14.
So far, the joint working group has agreed to continue entry screenings by both countries, activate networks for experts to exchange information on the clinical management of patients, as well as share surveillance data to trace travellers’ movements.
The group also agreed on Tuesday to continue health-related discussions relating to the exchange of people, goods and services between both countries during the partial lockdown separately under a special working committee set up recently, said the ministry.
As of 12pm on Wednesday, Malaysia has recorded 1,756 confirmed cases, while Singapore’s MOH said on Tuesday night that the country has 558 cases.
The joint working group is planning to meet again next month.
THE STRAITS TIMES (SINGAPORE)/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
