MALAYSIA yesterday went into lockdown for two weeks to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries in Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in cases driven by highly infectious Covid-19 variants.
Having emerged relatively unscathed from the first wave of infection in March last year, Malaysia is now among the worst-hit by the pandemic. Of the nearly 2,800 virus deaths it has recorded since the start of the crisis, more than 40% of them occured in May alone.
In the last week, the country of 32 million has logged record daily infection numbers. It has a caseload of 570,000. – June 2, 2021.
A work commuter is the sole passenger on the morning LRT train, on the first day of lockdown, in Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 2, 2021.The roads of Kota Kinabalu are deserted, in Sabah on the first day or lockdown. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, June 2, 2021.Workers of an electrical manufacturer, Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems doing their tasks at their plant in Kota Damansara, Selangor. Malaysia government restricts the number of workers present at the workplace with limited industries allowed to operate. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 2, 2021.Policemen inspect the travel documents of a motorist at a roadblock during the nationwide lockdown, amid fears over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, June 2, 2021.A policeman inspects the travel documents of a motorist at a roadblock during the nationwide lockdown, amid fears over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, June 2, 2021.A worker cleans the empty street during the nationwide lockdown in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, June 2, 2021.Empty Jalan Masjid India in Kuala Lumpur city center. Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 2, 2021.A man doing his work at his office of an electrical company in Kota Damansara, Selangor. Malaysia government restricts the number of workers present at the office with limited industries allowed to operate. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 2, 2021.A worker of an electrical manufacturer, Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems doing his tasks at the plant in Kota Damansara, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Hasnoor Hussain, June 2, 2021.A woman waits for Food Panda on a first day of a full lockdown in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, June 2, 2021.A general worker cleaning the floor at an empty Kota Kinabalu International Airport in Sabah. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, June 2, 2021.A motorcyclist passes through closed shops during the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, June 2, 2021.A general view of empty roads taken during the Movement Control Order (MCO) at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, June 2, 2021.A woman walks in front of a closed shopping mall during the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, June 2, 2021.
People walk in front of closed shops during the Movement Control Order (MCO) in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, June 2, 2021.
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