ISKANDAR PUTERI, Jan 8 (Bernama): The governments of Malaysia and Singapore will reevaluate the current risks before deciding whether to proceed with the 50 per cent quota of the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) land and air scheme.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said in the original discussion, the two countries had previously agreed to continue the daily VTL with the total ticket sales reduced to 50 per cent of the allocated quota from Jan 21.
On Dec 23, the two countries decided to temporarily suspend the sale of bus and flight tickets under the VTL to curb the spread of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron.
“In the next few weeks, a risk assessment will be made to enable both parties to consider whether to proceed or not with the 50 per cent of the quota,” he told reporters at a ceremony to celebrate the 11 million TEUs (twenty feet equivalent units) achieved by Port of Tanjung Pelepas…