Malaysia imposes near-total lockdown after virus cases soar
A resident wearing a face mask collects her package behind barbed wire outside the Pangsapuri Permai housing which is placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) due to the drastic increase in the number of Covid-19 cases recorded over the past 10 days in Cheras, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, May 28, 2021. Malaysia s latest coronavirus surge has been taking a turn for the worse as surging numbers and deaths have caused alarm among health officials, while cemeteries in the capital are dealing with an increasing number of deaths. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) May 28, 2021 - 7:28 AM
JOHOR BARU, May 28 Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar today has proposed that the federal government conduct a full targeted lockdown for bordering states without putting the national economy on standstill in an effort to bring down the infectivity rate. He suggested that the government.