马来西亚将于4月1日重新开放边境

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Malaysia will reopen its borders on April 1 after two years and lift remaining coronavirus restrictions on businesses as it moves to restore normal life, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced Tuesday.

马来西亚总理伊斯梅尔·萨布里·雅各布周二宣布，在新冠疫情爆发两年后，马来西亚将于4月1日重新开放边境，并解除对企业的防疫限制，以恢复正常生活。

Ismail said the decision was a result of the country’s high vaccination rate, low hospital bed usage by COVID-19 patients and small percentage of serious cases.

伊斯梅尔说，这一决定是由于该国疫苗接种率高，新冠患者住院率以及重症患者的比例较低。

The move “allows us all to return back to an almost normal life after almost two years at war with COVID-19,” he said in a national broadcast. “Most importantly, Malaysia is now an open destination.”

他在全国广播中说，此举"使我们所有人在抗疫近两年后，都能恢复到接近正常的生活，最重要的是，马来西亚现在是一个开放的目的地。”

Malaysia shut its borders in March 2020. Since then, 99% of adult Malaysians have received two doses of vaccine, and 64% have also received a booster shot. Vaccinations for teenagers have also reached a high level and the government recently started shots for children between age 5 and 11.

马来西亚在2020年3月关闭了边境。自那以后，99%的马来西亚成年人接种了两剂疫苗，64%的人打了加强针。青少年的疫苗接种率也达到了很高的水平，政府最近开始为5至11岁的儿童接种疫苗。

New daily cases have risen sharply to above 25,000 in recent weeks due to the omicron strain but less than 1% have been categorized as serious.

由于受到奥密克戎毒株影响，最近几周每日新增病例急剧上升至25，000例以上，但只有不到1%被归类为严重病例。

Ismail said the use of face masks is still compulsory in public places and foreigners must download and use a government cellphone app.

伊斯梅尔说，在公共场所使用口罩仍然是强制性的，外国人必须下载并使用政府手机应用程序。

From April 1, fully vaccinated travelers will not need to undergo quarantine after entering Malaysia but must be tested two days before traveling and within 24 hours of their arrival. All remaining restrictions on opening hours and capacities for businesses, places of worship and events involving large crowds will also be lifted, Ismail added.

从4月1日起，完全接种疫苗的旅客在进入马来西亚后不需要接受隔离检查，但必须在旅行前两天和抵达后24小时内接受检测。伊斯梅尔补充说，对商业、礼拜场所和大型人群活动的开放时间和人流的所有限制也将取消。

Australia, Singapore and Thailand have also recently eased entry restrictions.

澳大利亚、新加坡和泰国近期也放宽了入境限制。

重点词汇

vaccination /ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃn/ n. 接种疫苗

vaccine /ˈvæksɪn/ n. 疫苗

vaccinate /ˈvæksɪneɪt/ v. 给……接种疫苗

booster shot 加强针

compulsory /kəmˈpʌlsəri/ adj.义务的，强制的

quarantine /ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ n. 隔离，检疫；v. 对（动物或人）进行检疫隔离