Malaysia suspended its democracy to combat the virus, now it’s even worse
Singapore: To gain an insight into just how serious Malaysia’s fight with COVID-19 has become, you would only need to walk past Sungai Buloh Hospital on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.
There, the bodies have been piling up so frequently that a shipping container has been converted to a makeshift morgue.
Twice this week the south-east Asian nation of 32 million hit a record of new daily cases, peaking at 6075, while deaths climbed as high as 47 in a day. Pressure is building on intensive care units and a sluggish vaccine rollout gives no sign of relief.
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