Malaysia's government has extended a lockdown and broad movement restrictions by two weeks, as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with a surge in coronavirus infections that has pushed the cumulative total past 200,000 cases.
The lockdown, which covered all but one state and was to end on Feb 4, will now continue until Feb 18, Defence Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said, according to Reuters.
“The health ministry has confirmed that daily cases in all states are still showing a rising trend ... the sporadic spread in the community is also high,” Ismail Sabri said in a televised address.
