/ Posted on 31 May, 2021 13:19
Tourism and hospitality players have welcomed the move by the Malaysian authorities to impose a full nationwide lockdown for two weeks beginning tomorrow (June 1) in a bid to flatten the Covid-19 curve.
The announcement made on Friday night comes after a record surge of 8,290 new cases on that day. This record was broken the following day with 9,015 new cases.
Malaysia will enter a full nationwide lockdown for two weeks beginning June 1 amid record virus surges
This will mark the country’s second full nationwide lockdown, following the movement control order (MCO) initiated last year in March for almost two months to stamp out Covid-19.