Singapore, Malaysia agree to align COVID-19 screening protocols at land borders

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SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to align health screening protocols at their land borders amid the novel coronavirus situation, said ...

The senior government officials "agreed to continue entry screening at both countries and align health screening protocols at the land borders", said MOH.

In the release, MOH said that both countries have agreed on the terms of reference for the working group"to further enhance cooperation to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19". The group will be co-led by the deputy health ministers of both countries, it added.During the meeting, both countries also"shared existing screening protocols at the two land borders, and began discussion on joint-border cooperation", said MOH.

The meeting was attended by Singapore's Ministry of Health deputy secretary of development Dr Benjamin Koh, and Malaysia's Ministry of Health deputy director-general Dr Chong Chee Kheong, who led their respective delegations.

 

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