Malaysian Hindus mark Thaipusam under strict Covid-19 curbs

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BATU CAVES - Malaysian Hindus carried offerings up hundreds of steps to a major temple on Monday to mark the annual Thaipusam festival in celebrations that were scaled back due to the coronavirus pa

ndemic.

But celebrations were muted compared with the years before the pandemic, when huge crowds would throng the site, with officials limiting numbers to cut the risk of Covid-19. Malaysia faced a serious coronavirus outbreak last year, and has reported more than 2.8 million cases and 31,000 deaths, although infection rates have dropped in recent months.

 

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