AP PHOTOS: Malaysian cemeteries face coronavirus surge

Nowhere is Malaysia's worsening coronavirus surge more apparent than in the cemeteries around the capital. The rising infections and deaths have alarmed health officials. They spiked again Wednesday with a record 7,478 new cases reported, pushing the country’s tally to 533,367 — a five-fold increase since the start of the year. Deaths have surpassed 2,300. The toll is visible at cemeteries such as Nirvana Memorial Park, a Buddhist, Taoist and Christian cemetery in Semenyih on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. Health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah warned that the country has to “prepare for the worst.” The government has resisted calls for a full lockdown — fearing economic catastrophe — but has shut all schools, prohibited dining in restaurants and banned social activities and inter-state travel. Business and shopping restrictions were increased Tuesday and public transport has been halved. Malaysia has given nearly 2.5 million of its 33 million people at least one dose...
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