/ Posted on 11 May, 2021 12:45
Malaysia will on Wednesday (May 12) enter another nationwide movement control order (MCO) as the country grapples with a third wave of Covid-19 infections.
Prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday (May 10) that the decision to impose a nationwide lockdown until June 7 was necessary as Malaysia is facing a third wave that could break into a national crisis.
A nationwide lockdown in Malaysia will start on May 12; tourist attraction Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur during an earlier MCO pictured
The country has seen Covid-19 cases spiral out of control, with daily new infections exceeding 4,000 in the first week of May, bringing the total tally to 37,396 active cases and 1,700 deaths as at May 10.