The Global COVID-19 Index (GCI) - Malaysia Dashboard

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Country Rank

10

Malaysia

Recovery Rank for 180 countries/regions

Country Rank

2

Malaysia

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

4

Recovery Index
74.91
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

5

Recovery Index
76.50
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

3

Severity Index
37.52
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

2

Severity Index
35.88
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

N/A

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

31,949,777

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

10,590

(Upper middle income)

COVID-19 Recovery Rating Guide

5	Countries who have made the most progress in curtailing the spread of the pandemic and can be used as examples of best practices (Relative Rating)
4
3
2	Countries who are struggling to cope with the crisis and who may need to consider maintaining stringent non-pharmaceutical measures (Relative Rating)
1

COVID-19 Severity Rating Guide

1	Countries who are coping with the crisis with a low percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
2
3	Countries who may be overwhelmed by the crisis with a high percentage of infections and resulting deaths per population (Relative Rating)
4
5

Travel Advisory

Malaysia - published 22.12.2021

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter. - This does not apply to: - nationals of Malaysia; - permanent residents of Malaysia; - passengers with a Long Term Visit Pass; - passengers with a diplomatic passport. They must not have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe in the past 14 days; - passengers arriving from Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lanes scheme; - passengers with MyTravelPass (MTP) obtained at https://mtp.imi.gov.my/myTravelPass/main . They must not have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe in the past 14 days; - students with a written approval from immigration applied at https://educationmalaysia.gov.my/ . They must not have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe in the past 14 days; - merchant seamen with an official letter from the company certified by Malaysian immigration and joining the ship no later than 24 hours from arrival. They must not have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe in the past 14 days; - passengers traveling to Langkawi (LGK) under the Langkawi Travel Bubble, if not arriving from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe; - passengers with an Entry Permission Approval obtained from https://myentry.myxpats.com.my/app/ 2. Passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe are not allowed to transit. - This does not apply to: - nationals of Malaysia; - permanent residents of Malaysia; - passengers with a Long Term Visit Pass. 3. Passengers must install 'MySejahtera app' in their phone and complete the health declaration at least one day before departure. 4. Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 2 days before departure from the first embarkation point. - This does not apply to: - passengers arriving from Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lanes scheme; - passengers traveling to Langkawi (LGK) under the Langkawi Travel Bubble; - passengers with an Entry Permission Approval obtained from https://myentry.myxpats.com.my/app/ ; - passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe. 5. Passengers arriving from Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lanes scheme must: - have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 2 days before departure; and - have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Covaxin, Janssen, Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm or Sinovac at least 14 days before arrival; and - have stayed in Singapore or Malaysia in the past 14 days; and - have a copy of travel insurance policy with a minimum coverage of MYR 100,000. - The COVID-19 RT-PCR test does not apply to passengers younger than 2 years; - The COVID-19 vaccination certificate does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years. 6. Passengers traveling to Langkawi (LGK) under the Langkawi Travel Bubble must have: - a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 2 days before departure; and - a travel package from a travel agency licensed by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture Malaysia (MOTAC); and - insurance to cover COVID-19 expenses with minimum coverage of USD 80,000; and - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with: - CanSinoBIO (Convidecia) or Janssen at least 28 days before arrival; or - AstraZeneca, Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before arrival. 7. Passengers with an Entry Permission Approval obtained from https://myentry.myxpats.com.my/app/ must have: - a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 2 days before departure; and - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with: - CanSinoBIO (Convidecia) or Janssen at least 28 days before arrival; or - AstraZeneca, Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before arrival. 8. Passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 48 hours before departure. 9. Passengers are subject to a COVID-19 RT-PCR test upon arrival at their own expense. 10. Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine for 7, 10 or 14 days at the first point of entry at their own expense. - This does not apply to: - passengers with an approval letter for home quarantine applied at https://ecovid19.moh.gov.my/outbreak-portal-hqa/index . They must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated and are subject to home isolation for 7 days, if not arriving from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe - passengers traveling to Langkawi (LGK) with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with: - CanSinoBIO (Convidecia) or Janssen at least 28 days before arrival; or - AstraZeneca, Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before arrival, if not arriving from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe 11. Airline crew must have their names listed on the General Declaration. 12. Airline crew are subject to quarantine until their next flight and must install 'MySejahtera app' in their phone. 13. The maximum transit time through Kuala Lumpur (KUL) changed from 48 hours to 24 hours. 14. Transfer from an international flight to a domestic flight is not allowed. - This does not apply to: - nationals of Malaysia traveling to Sabah and Sarawak. They must have approval from the State Government; - passengers traveling under the Langkawi Travel Bubble. 15. Passengers traveling to Sarawak must complete an "enterSarawak" form and an "eHealth Declaration Form" before departure at https://sarawakdisastermc.com/

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA. (Timatic COVID-19 Alerts Service has been discontinued on 1/1/2022, please refer this page for latest travel advisory)

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter. - This does not apply to: - nationals of Malaysia; - permanent residents of Malaysia; - passengers with a Long Term Visit Pass; - passengers
with a diplomatic passport. They must not have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe in the past 14 days; - passengers arriving
from Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lanes scheme; - passengers with MyTravelPass (MTP) obtained at https://mtp.imi.gov.my/myTravelPass/main . They must not have been in
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe in the past 14 days; - students with a written approval from immigration applied at
https://educationmalaysia.gov.my/ . They must not have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe in the past 14 days; - merchant
seamen with an official letter from the company certified by Malaysian immigration and joining the ship no later than 24 hours from arrival. They must not have been in Botswana,
Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe in the past 14 days; - passengers traveling to Langkawi (LGK) under the Langkawi Travel Bubble, if not
arriving from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe; - passengers with an Entry Permission Approval obtained from
https://myentry.myxpats.com.my/app/

2. Passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe are not allowed to transit. - This does not
apply to: - nationals of Malaysia; - permanent residents of Malaysia; - passengers with a Long Term Visit Pass.

3. Passengers must install 'MySejahtera app' in their phone and complete the health declaration at least one day before departure.

4. Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 2 days before departure from the first embarkation point. - This does not apply to: - passengers arriving
from Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lanes scheme; - passengers traveling to Langkawi (LGK) under the Langkawi Travel Bubble; - passengers with an Entry Permission Approval
obtained from https://myentry.myxpats.com.my/app/ ; - passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or
Zimbabwe.

5. Passengers arriving from Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lanes scheme must: - have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 2 days before departure; and - have a
COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with AstraZeneca (SK Bioscience), AstraZeneca (Vaxzevria), Covishield, Covaxin, Janssen, Moderna
(Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm or Sinovac at least 14 days before arrival; and - have stayed in Singapore or Malaysia in the past 14 days; and - have a copy of
travel insurance policy with a minimum coverage of MYR 100,000. - The COVID-19 RT-PCR test does not apply to passengers younger than 2 years; - The COVID-19 vaccination certificate
does not apply to passengers younger than 12 years.

6. Passengers traveling to Langkawi (LGK) under the Langkawi Travel Bubble must have: - a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 2 days before departure; and - a travel
package from a travel agency licensed by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture Malaysia (MOTAC); and - insurance to cover COVID-19 expenses with minimum coverage of USD 80,000;
and - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with: - CanSinoBIO (Convidecia) or Janssen at least 28 days before arrival; or - AstraZeneca,
Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before arrival.

7. Passengers with an Entry Permission Approval obtained from https://myentry.myxpats.com.my/app/ must have: - a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken at most 2 days before
departure; and - a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with: - CanSinoBIO (Convidecia) or Janssen at least 28 days before arrival; or -
AstraZeneca, Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before arrival.

8. Passengers who in the past 14 days have been in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe must have a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test
taken at most 48 hours before departure.

9. Passengers are subject to a COVID-19 RT-PCR test upon arrival at their own expense.

10. Passengers are subject to medical screening and quarantine for 7, 10 or 14 days at the first point of entry at their own expense. - This does not apply to: - passengers with
an approval letter for home quarantine applied at https://ecovid19.moh.gov.my/outbreak-portal-hqa/index . They must have a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were
fully vaccinated and are subject to home isolation for 7 days, if not arriving from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe - passengers
traveling to Langkawi (LGK) with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated with: - CanSinoBIO (Convidecia) or Janssen at least 28 days before
arrival; or - AstraZeneca, Moderna (Spikevax), Pfizer-BioNTech (Comirnaty), Sinopharm, Sinovac or Sputnik V at least 14 days before arrival, if not arriving from Botswana,
Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa or Zimbabwe

11. Airline crew must have their names listed on the General Declaration.

12. Airline crew are subject to quarantine until their next flight and must install 'MySejahtera app' in their phone.

13. The maximum transit time through Kuala Lumpur (KUL) changed from 48 hours to 24 hours.

14. Transfer from an international flight to a domestic flight is not allowed. - This does not apply to: - nationals of Malaysia traveling to Sabah and Sarawak. They must have
approval from the State Government; - passengers traveling under the Langkawi Travel Bubble.

15. Passengers traveling to Sarawak must complete an "enterSarawak" form and an "eHealth Declaration Form" before departure at https://sarawakdisastermc.com/

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA. (Timatic COVID-19 Alerts Service has been discontinued on 1/1/2022, please refer this page for latest travel advisory)

Malaysia Infection Trend

How can you tell if a curve is really flattening?

The number of daily confirmed cases has been used as an estimation of how severe the COVID-19 situation is in a given country. However, we’ve found that focusing on the country’s cumulative number of active cases gives a clearer picture of whether the infection curve is flattening.

Countries with Similar Characteristics

This table is generated by a GCI-developed tool to match countries based on their similar characteristics such as population, population density, income and climate.

Country	Recovery Index	Recovery Index	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Malaysia	76.50	74.91	31,949,777	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg
Colombia	60.88	64.70	50,339,443	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	100%
Cuba	65.28	75.52	11,333,483	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	100%
Guatemala	43.82	52.61	16,604,026	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	100%
Venezuela	50.11	63.76	28,515,829	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	100%
Dominican Republic	58.83	63.25	10,738,958	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	85%
Ecuador	62.95	73.27	17,373,662	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	85%
Iraq	49.02	60.17	39,309,783	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	85%
Jordan	59.40	60.38	10,101,694	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	85%
Cambodia	73.24	68.02	16,486,542	Medium Density	Lower middle income	26-30 deg	75%
Cameroon	52.63	50.60	25,876,380	Medium Density	Lower middle income	26-30 deg	75%

GCI Recovery Forecast

The GCI Recovery Forecasting methodology relies on a Monte Carlo simulation model as we recognise that the factors that contribute to an increase / decrease in confirmed COVID19 cases are highly variable and subject to various localised circumstances and interventions. The P10 / P50 / P90 are probabilities assigned to the forecasts, with P10 being highly optimistic, and P90 being very conservative on recovery and reduction in cases. The forecast model is updated daily based on the latest case data.

Forecast Results:

Situation Improving. The GCI Model forecasts that the situation is definitely improving and with the right discipline and compliance, the country can hope to see numbers diminish significantly in the near future.