During the COVID-19 pandemic, public spaces have emptied. Changes are clear on the group – landmarks are deserted and the roads free of cars – but from the transformation is even more dramatic seen from above.
As restrictions start to ease, these pictures chronicle of changing times. – August 1, 2021.
An aerial view of health workers burying the bodies of people who died from Covid-19, in Klang, Selangor. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.Rapid KL buses are parked at the depot as public transport services are pared down during a lockdown, in Shah Alam, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.The highway network of the Klang Valley, the Duta–Ulu Klang Expressway, which is usually thrumming with traffic, off and on peak hours, is quiet during a lockdown. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.The pool is drained as the I-City amusement park is shut until further notice during the pandemic. The Malaysian Association of Theme Park & Family Attractions has made an appeal for the reopening of the industry’s core businesses that employ 3.6 million workers. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.Zoo Negara is still recovering from an enforced shutdown of 21 weeks last year. It has had to dip into its reserve funds to pay its workers and feed the animals. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.The KLCC park is closed while the movement control order is in effect. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.Footsteps have not been heard for a while now on the 272 steps leading up to the Batu Caves temple, a favourite tourist site, as borders across the world are closed amid the pandemic. Malaysia is estimated to have lost more than RM100 billion in tourism receipts this year due to the coronavirus. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.The shopping district of Bukit Bintang is empty of its usual throng of locals and tourists. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.Covid-19 keeps the people at home and the Damansara–Puchong Expressway clear of traffic. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021It’s easy to find parking these days in Selangor’s Damansara business district as the coronavirus forces offices to shut and employees to work from home. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.The vaccination centre at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur administers 10,000 vaccine doses daily to help keep the country on track to achieving herd immunity this year. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.Fishing boats are docked after about 50 fishermen in the Bagan Sg Besar fishing village test positive for Covid-19, in Sabak Bernam, Selangor. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.The empty Ampang–Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway during lockdown in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.The space is deserted around the Pavilion Crystal Fountain, which usually draws a crowd. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Afif Abd Halim, August 1, 2021.
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