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Immigration detention centres become Malaysia coronavirus hotspot

Published June 2, 2020
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Despite strict movement restrictions that have helped contain the coronavirus, Malaysia finds itself facing a surge of cases in overcrowded detention centres that coincided with a series of raids last month in which more than 2,000 undocumented migrants were picked up.

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