A local resident looks out from barbed wires at a residential area which is under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) in Cheras on the outskirt of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 28, 2021. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua) With a record high of 8,290 COVID-19 cases reported on Friday, Malaysia has rolled out a complete lockdown to contain the spread. KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Xinhua) Malaysia will be placed under a total lockdown as daily.
The Southeast Asian nation has recorded a record number of new infections for four days running. The two-week shutdown aims to bring the outbreak under control.
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2021-05-22 13:35:57 GMT2021-05-22 21:35:57(Beijing Time) Xinhua English File photo taken in 1981 shows Yuan Longping selecting hybrid rice specimens for a lecture. Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, renowned for developing the first hybrid rice strain that pulled countless people out of hunger, died of illness at 91 on Saturday. (Xinhua) Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2019 shows a portrait of Yuan Longping after receiving the Medal of the Republic. Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, renowned for developing the first hybrid rice strain that pulled countless people out of hunger, died of illness at 91 on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li He) Yuan Longping (1st L) receives the 2011 Mahathir Science Award for his contribution in developing hybrid rice from Malaysian former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (1st R) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 31, 2012. Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, renowned for developing the first hybrid rice strain that pulled countless people out of hunger