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

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Country Rank

4

Malaysia

Recovery Rank for 184 countries/regions

COVID-19 Recovery Rating

5

Recovery Index
79.09
(Out of 100)

(100 = Best, 0 = Worst)

COVID-19 Severity Rating

1

Severity Index
15.98
(Out of 100)

(0 = Best, 100 = Worst)

Stringency Rating

39.13

(100 = Strictest Measures, 0 = No Measures)

Population

31,528,585

(Medium Density)

GNI per capita (US$)

10590

(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 31.07.2020

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter Malaysia until 31 August 2020.
- This does not apply to:
- nationals of Malaysia;
- permanent residents of Malaysia with a MyPR card;
- passengers with a sticker label visa in their passport specifying that they are spouses or children of nationals of Malaysia;
- passengers with a Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) with a printed entry permission from Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture;
- passengers with a diplomatic passport;
- passengers with an official passport on a diplomatic mission;
- students with an immigration approval.
2. Passengers:
- are subject to medical screening; and
- are subject to quarantine at government monitored facilities for 14 days, at their own expense; and
- must install \'MySejahtera app\' in their smart phone; and
- must present a Letter of Approval (Entry Permit) issued by a Malaysian representation, to carriers prior to departure and to immigration upon arrival.
3. Airline crew are subject to quarantine until their next flight; and
- must install \'MySejahtera app\' in their smart phone.
4. Transfer from an international flight to a domestic flight is not allowed.
- This does not apply to nationals of Malaysia traveling to Sabah or Sarawak.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

1. Passengers are not allowed to enter Malaysia until 31 August 2020.

- This does not apply to:

- nationals of Malaysia;

- permanent residents of Malaysia with a MyPR card;

- passengers with a sticker label visa in their passport specifying that they are spouses or children of nationals of Malaysia;

- passengers with a Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) with a printed entry permission from Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture;

- passengers with a diplomatic passport;

- passengers with an official passport on a diplomatic mission;

- students with an immigration approval.

2. Passengers:

- are subject to medical screening; and

- are subject to quarantine at government monitored facilities for 14 days, at their own expense; and

- must install \'MySejahtera app\' in their smart phone; and

- must present a Letter of Approval (Entry Permit) issued by a Malaysian representation, to carriers prior to departure and to immigration upon arrival.

3. Airline crew are subject to quarantine until their next flight; and

- must install \'MySejahtera app\' in their smart phone.

4. Transfer from an international flight to a domestic flight is not allowed.

- This does not apply to nationals of Malaysia traveling to Sabah or Sarawak.

Travel Advisory information provided and published with permission by IATA.

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	Population	Density	GNI per capita	Average Temperature since First Case (Celsius)	Match%
Malaysia	79.09	31,528,585	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg
Colombia	27.69	49,648,685	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	100%
Cuba	64.43	11,338,138	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	100%
Guatemala	43.90	17,247,807	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	100%
Venezuela	38.56	28,870,195	Medium Density	Upper middle income	26-30 deg	100%
Dominican Republic	22.28	10,627,165	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	85%
Ecuador	26.36	17,084,357	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	85%
Iraq	38.94	38,433,600	Medium Density	Upper middle income	21-25 deg	85%
Jordan	59.17	9,956,011	Medium Density	Upper middle income	11-20 deg	85%
Romania	39.78	19,466,145	Medium Density	Upper middle income	< 10 deg	85%
Cambodia	55.63	16,249,798	Medium Density	Lower middle income	26-30 deg	75%

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