Malaysia in talks with other countries to recognise MySejahtera certs

IPOH April 7 (Bernama) : The government is in talks with big countries to recognise its Covid-19 vaccination and test certificates, as done by the European Union (EU), to facilitate the movement of Malaysian travellers abroad.

Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the decision of the European Commission on the recognition, effective yesterday, would allow travellers from Malaysia to venture abroad without too much hassle.

“They are really satisfied with the safety, the authenticity and also the accessibility (of the system), which are equal to the EU’s standards.

“The science, technology and innovation ministry (Mosti) is in talks with all major countries for other destinations to recognise MySejahtera.

“Even a few weeks ago, I went to the UK and there was no problem,” he told a press conference after visiting the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here today.

In a statement made available on the EU’s website, president of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen said the Covid-19 vaccination and test certificates issued by Malaysia were in accordance with the Union’s Vaccine Management System and were considered to be equivalent to those issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953.

Meanwhile, Khairy said he had been called to give a statement on April 14 to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the issue of the development and procurement of the MySejahtera application.

“I have nothing to hide. This important app is used for (management) of Covid-19, vaccinations and the Virtual Covid-19 Assessment Centre (VCAC),” he said.

• BERNAMA