How a 16,000-Strong Religious Gathering Led Malaysia to Lockdown
- Malaysia must navigate tiers of approvals on religious matters
- The country has Southeast Asia’s highest number of infections
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The struggle to contain infections linked to a religious gathering has led Malaysia to resort to sweeping restrictions on people’s movement, underscoring the challenge of upholding religious rights in fighting a pandemic.