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Coronavirus: Malaysia’s cases top 1 million; Australia could face longer lockdown after ‘reckless’ protests
- Malaysia’s parliament is set to resume for the first time in about seven months on Monday, a day after the country reported its highest ever daily rise in cases
- Elsewhere, Indonesia extended coronavirus restrictions by a week and Thailand reported a record number of Covid-19 infections
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Malaysia on Sunday reported its highest ever daily rise in Covid-19 cases, with the cumulative number of infections topping 1 million for the first time.
Health authorities recorded 17,045 new infections, bringing the total to 1.01 million with 7,994 deaths.
On June 28, the government extended its lockdown for an indefinite period, but the spread of infections has not stopped, especially in the Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area.
It has said lockdown rules will only be eased when daily Covid-19 cases fall below a weekly average of 4,000 and hospitals have more space to treat patients.
The parliament is expected to resume for the first time in about seven months on Monday, but the administration of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been criticised for failing to control the pandemic.
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