Malaysia imposes new restrictions amid new Covid-19 wave, MALAYSIA, MY - 12 May 2021
Malaysia imposed new restrictions Wednesday on social activities and travel countrywide until Jun. 7 amid a new Covid-19 wave. Restrictions were announced in a statement from Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who said the increase in cases and detection of the Indian variant of the coronavirus has put great pressure on the health system. The country, one of the most affected by the pandemic in Southeast Asia, has more than 444,000 infections and 1,700 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. SHOT LIST: EMPTY STREETS NEAR JALAN TUANKU ABDUL RAHMAN IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.