Prognosis
Malaysia Imposes Targeted Lockdowns to Battle Virus Wave
- New restrictions to last two weeks starting midnight Wednesday
- Unprecedented situations call for unprecedented measures: PM
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Malaysia will place most of the country under some form of lockdown for two weeks starting Wednesday as it intensifies efforts to quell the surge in coronavirus infections.
While five essential sectors including manufacturing, construction and agriculture, will remain open, interstate travel will be banned throughout the country, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said in a televised address on Monday.