Malaysia Outbreak Shows How Mishandled Elections Can Turn Deadly
- Prime minister in quarantine as cases spike after state poll
- Anger brews after politicians flout social-distancing rules
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For months, Malaysia appeared to have contained the coronavirus outbreak. Then top politicians flew into one of the few remaining hotspots to campaign for a local election, and spread the virus far and wide.