Malaysia ahead of Asean, some European countries in virus fight, says report | The Malaysian Insight

A woman wearing a face mask while waiting by the side of a road in Kota Kinabalu recently. Malaysia has recorded 1,624 Covid-19 cases, of which 183 have recovered, while 15 people have succumbed to the deadly virus. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Irwan Majid, March 24, 2020.

MALAYSIA’S aggressive testing strategy – “test per million capita” for Covid-19 has far exceeded its Asean peers and even several European nations, JP Morgan said. In a research note, it predicted the infection rate in Malaysia would peak in the middle of next month at about 6,300, and said the recent limitations on movement would help to slow the spread. It added border controls should also help subdue secondary spread of the virus.

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