Last verified: Thursday, 13. August 2020 at 07:22 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 13. August 2020 at 07:22 AM
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Please reconsider your need to travel to Malaysia Please reconsider your need to travel to Malaysia. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
Malaysia shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Malaysia), the Advisory Index is 3.6 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Indonesia (4), Brunei with 3.4 and Thailand with 3.1 (of 5).
There are currently 9,114 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Malaysia. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently 125 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Malaysia.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Malaysia.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Malaysia from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.7 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Undvik demonstrationer. Undvik onödiga resor på östkusten och öarna i Sabah på grund av kidnappningsrisken.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Malaysia.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Sabah
Info: Undvik icke nödvändiga resor
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reconsider travel to Malaysia due to COVID-19. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level ...
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/malaysia/
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Vi fraråder alle ikke-nødvendige rejser til Malaysia som følge af COVID-19. Den danske ambassade i Kuala Lumpur har de seneste oplysninger om lokale restriktioner i Malaysia. Du bør altid følge de lokale myndigheders anvisninger. Du bør løbende holde dig opdateret om udviklingen i Malaysia via den danske ambassade i Kuala Lumpur, de lokale myndigheder ...
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/malaysia/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
If you plan to travel to Malaysia from 24 July, you'll need to complete a 'Letter of Undertaking and Indemnity' and receive permission from your nearest Malaysian diplomatic mission (see 'Travel'). Be aware, you won't be permitted to travel to Malaysia as a tourist. All travellers who are permitted to enter Malaysia must undertake mandatory 14 day quarantine. ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/malaysia
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Malaysia. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 3.3 to 3.7. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 1.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 3.0 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +2.0).
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 2.9 to 3.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 2.6 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The Finnish government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 2.4 to 2.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Malaysia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 2.2 to 2.4. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Malaysia changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 1.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 2.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Malaysia with a rating of 3.0.
Malaysia with its capital Kuala Lumpur is a country in Asia (South-Eastern Asia), slightly larger than New Mexico (329,750 km²). The country is located Southeastern Asia, peninsula bordering Thailand and northern one-third of the island of Borneo, bordering Indonesia, Brunei, and the South China Sea, south of Vietnam. The climate can be described as tropical; annual southwest (April to October) and northeast (October to February) monsoons. The landscape is coastal plains rising to hills and mountains. With a population of about 25.26 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur |
| Population | about 25.26 million |
| Size | 329.750 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than New Mexico |
| Common languages | English, Malayalam, Malay, Panjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Chinese |
| Currency | Ringgit (short: MYR) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 240V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900/1800/3G |
| International phone prefix | +60 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .my |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | MY |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | MYS |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 458 |
These are problems Malaysia is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Malaysia. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Malaysia.
Export products
Import products
Malaysia is currently rated at 3,7 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Malaysia.
The score is rather high (3,7) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Malaysia. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for Malaysia.
There are currently 9,114 officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Malaysia. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently 125 officially reported deaths related to this disease in Malaysia.
Malaysia has a size of 329,750 km² or 127,317 mi² which is slightly larger than New Mexico.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
Travel safety map for Malaysia and bordering countries.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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