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Malaysia to again target immigrants as ‘total lockdown’ aims to reduce record case numbers – ABC News

For much of 2020, Malaysia had lower numbers of coronavirus cases than Australia. Now it has thousands of daily cases and record numbers of deaths.

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As Malaysia enters a strict, two-week lockdown to combat thousands of new daily cases and record numbers of deaths, authorities have signalled their intention to round up undocumented migrants. 
Key points:

  • Critics say the move is an attempt to scapegoat foreigners for widespread community transmission and government failure
  • The current lockdown comes after the declaration of a state of emergency in January, under which parliament and elections were suspended
  • Malaysia’s vaccine rollout has not gone…

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