Illustrative image (Photo: Straitstimes) Hanoi (VNA) - Cross-border travel between Malaysia and Singaporeresumed on August 17 after being shut since March to stem the coronavirusoutbreak.
However, the reopening of one of the world's busiest land crossing was tightlycontrolled with only a maximum of about 2,060 people allowed to cross daily onboth sides.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, that led to Malaysia shutting the border on March18, more than 300,000 people travelled between the two countries daily via thetwo bridges connecting Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
Out of these were some 100,000 Malaysians who commute to and from Singapore forwork or study, and now many are stranded.
Malaysia and Singapore jointly formulated two sets of COVID-19 travel protocols: "Reciprocal Green Lane" and "PeriodicCommuting Arrangement."
Under RGL, only 400 people are allowed per week, while for PCA, quota is 2,000a day.
The two countries have declared the coronavirus outbreak in their respectivecountries as under control.
Malaysia has to date recorded over 9,200 with 125 fatalities, and Singapore hasreported more than 55,000 cases and 27 deaths./.
However, the reopening of one of the world's busiest land crossing was tightlycontrolled with only a maximum of about 2,060 people allowed to cross daily onboth sides.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, that led to Malaysia shutting the border on March18, more than 300,000 people travelled between the two countries daily via thetwo bridges connecting Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore.
Out of these were some 100,000 Malaysians who commute to and from Singapore forwork or study, and now many are stranded.
Malaysia and Singapore jointly formulated two sets of COVID-19 travel protocols: "Reciprocal Green Lane" and "PeriodicCommuting Arrangement."
Under RGL, only 400 people are allowed per week, while for PCA, quota is 2,000a day.
The two countries have declared the coronavirus outbreak in their respectivecountries as under control.
Malaysia has to date recorded over 9,200 with 125 fatalities, and Singapore hasreported more than 55,000 cases and 27 deaths./.
VNA
