Malaysia reports two new coronavirus cases, one new death
FILE PHOTO: Health workers get a swab from a woman in a makeshift centre tent set up in the Kuala Lumpur Hospital parking lot, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 23, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Malaysia on Wednesday reported two new coronavirus cases, the lowest since curbs on movement were imposed in mid-March, raising the total number of infections to 8,338.
The health ministry also reported one new death, bringing the number of fatalities from the outbreak to 118.
Malaysia began lifting most coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, with schools set to reopen in stages from June 24.
A barber wearing a protective suit cuts the hair of a customer at a barbershop after its reopening, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
People wait in line outside a barbershop after its reopening, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey TengA worker cleans a cafe at National Zoo, which re-opened after lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
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