Phakathi kukaJanuwari noNovemba, Malaysia yamukele izivakashi zakwamanye amazwe eziyizigidi ezingu-26.1, okuyenza ibe indawo ehamba phambili eSoutheast Asia ngaleso sikhathi.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, Thailand ithole izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-24.6, ikleliswe endaweni yesibili, ilandelwa iSingapore ngezigidi ezingu-12.4 kanye neVietnam enabantu abafikayo abayizigidi ezingu-11.2, njengoba kubikwe idatha eqoqwe ongqongqoshe bezokuvakasha emazweni ahlukahlukene.
Amazwe afana Indonesia, lo Philippines, Futhi Cambodia babone abafika kwamanye amazwe abangaphansi kwezigidi ezingu-10 phakathi nezikhathi ezihlukahlukene. Ngokuqondile, ngasekupheleni kukaNovemba, iPhilippines yayinezivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-4.6, kuyilapho i-Indonesia neCambodia zamukele izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-9.5 kanye nezigidi ezingu-4.4 kusukela ngo-Okthoba, ngokulandelana.
Emzamweni wokuheha izivakashi eziningi zakwamanye amazwe, amazwe aseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia asebenzise izinqubomgomo eziguquguqukayo zokuthuthela kwelinye izwe kulo nyaka. IMalaysia, ilandela ukuhola kweThailand, yaqala ukunikeza imvume yokungena mahhala yezinsuku ezingama-30 ezakhamuzini ezivela ezweni laseChina naseNdiya kusukela ngomhlaka-1 Disemba.
UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, Ubuciko, Namasiko waseMalaysia, i-Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing, izwakalise ithemba ngokukhuphuka kwezinombolo zezivakashi ngemva kokwethula ukukhululwa kwama-visa kwezinsuku ezingu-30 kubahambi baseShayina nabamaNdiya.
IMalaysia yaba nezivakashi zakwamanye amazwe eziyizigidi ezingama-26.1 ngonyaka ka-2019 kodwa yehla kakhulu yafinyelela ezigidini ezi-4.33 ngo-2020, ukwehla okungama-83.4% okudalwe ukuqubuka kokuqubuka kwe-COVID-19 ngalowo nyaka.
Ngemuva kokuthola izivakashi eziphansi eziyi-130,000 ngonyaka olandelayo, isibalo sabavakashi baseMalaysia siphindele emuva safinyelela ezigidini eziyi-10.1 ngo-2022.
