Ismail Sabri: Only medical tourists in critical condition allowed to enter M'sia
Medical tourists who were allowed to enter the country to undergo treatment under the recovery movement control order (MCO) only extended to those in critical condition or with serious illnesses.
Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said in a statement today that for phase 1A, only medical evacuation cases would be allowed.
"This involved critical patients who needed intensive treatment at the Intensive Care Unit or High Dependency Unit," he said.
"For phase 1B, permission is given to...
Medical tourists who were allowed to enter the country to undergo treatment under the recovery movement control order (MCO) only extended to those in critical condition or with serious illnesses.
Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (above) said in a statement today that for phase 1A, only medical evacuation cases would be allowed.
"This involved critical patients who needed intensive treatment at the Intensive Care Unit or High Dependency Unit," he said.
"For phase 1B, permission is given to healthcare travellers who have serious illnesses such as heart-related complications and cancer. They have to obtain an appointment letter from the Malaysian Health Tourism Council (MHTC) first (before entering)," Ismail added.
Other than making an appointment, medical tourists would have to go for a Covid-19 test three days before entering the country and complete the pre-entry conditions, such as paying the medical costs and downloading the Mysejahtera app.
The relevant hospital and MHTC would manage patient transportation from the airport to the hospital.
Ismail's statement followed his prior announcement on June 19 which stated that foreigners were allowed to come to Malaysia to undergo medical treatment without the approval of the Immigration Department.
They were allowed to bring one person to accompany them and the person needed to undergo health screening at their country of origin or once they reach Malaysia.
Ismail said the permission was only granted for air travel.
For patients under 12, they were allowed to be accompanied by two caretakers who had to be in the same room as the patient throughout the treatment.
