- Malaysia would be spending RM72.7 billion or 5% of its gross domestic product on healthcare this year, according to the finance minister, Tengku Zafrul Aziz
- Earlier on, the World Health Organization had said that the expenditure on healthcare should be 7% of a nation’s GDP.
Malaysia Lifts Travel Restriction On Eight African Countries
Malaysia today eased a travel restriction on eight southern African countries, which were the first to detect the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, citing the variant’s increased global spread.
Source - Quartz
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi are among the eight countries that will stay on a list of high-risk countries, with travellers from those countries subject to further restrictions upon arrival; Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin told reporters.
Source — Reuters
