Residents receive food from a delivery man through barbwire at Segambut Dalam area placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) due to drastic increase in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, July 4, 2021. Malaysia starts further tightening movement curbs and imposes a curfew in most areas in its richest state Selangor and parts of Kuala Lumpur, where coronavirus cases remain high despite a national lockdown last month. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A soldier stands guard near barbwire at Kerinchi area placed under the enhanced movement control order (EMCO) due to drastic increase in the number of COVID-19 cases recorded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, July 4, 2021. Malaysia starts further tightening movement curbs and imposes a curfew in most areas in its richest state Selangor and parts of Kuala Lumpur, where coronavirus cases remain high despite a national lockdown last month. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A view of a deserted bridge during a lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 1, 2021. (Photo by Lim Huey Teng/Reuters)





Undertakers from Hock Thai Funeral prepare to cremate the body of a person who died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in Klang, Malaysia on August 1, 2021. (Photo by Lim Huey Teng/Reuters)





Volunteers wearing protective suits lay down the body of a Covid-19 coronavirus victim for burial at the Raudhatul Sakinah Muslim cemetery in Kuala Lumpur on June 15, 2021. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan/AFP Photo)





A woman watches on as her father receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 31 May 2021. Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) building has turned into a mega Covid-19 vaccination centre that can be expanded to handle 8,000 recipients daily when needed. (Photo by Ahmad Yusni/EPA/EFE)





Restaurant staffs wearing face mask wait for customers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, June 28, 2021. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Sunday said the lockdown won't be eased unless daily new cases fall below 4,000, the vaccination rate reaches 10% and demand is reduced for intensive care in hospitals. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





An electronic shop staff wearing a face mask watches live broadcast of Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin speak at a shopping outlet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, August 16, 2021. Muhyiddin resigned less than 18 months into his tenure Monday, becoming the country's shortest-ruling leader after conceding that he lost majority support to govern. (Photo by F.L. Wong/AP Photo)





People in protective suits carry a coffin of a person who died with COVID-19 at a graveyard in Setia Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 08 June 2021. According to Health director-general Noor Hisham the total COVID-19 cases recorded in Malaysia till 08 June is 627,652 cases. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





A Muslim couple wearing face mask and face shield while waiting for vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, May 31, 2021. An exhibition center in Malaysia has been turned into the country's first mega vaccination center as the government aims to speed up inoculations amid a sharp spike in infections. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A nurse registers vaccines for rural residents in Sabab Bernam, central Selangor state, Malaysia, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Medical teams are going house to house in rural villages to reach out to elderly citizens as the government seeks to ramp up its vaccination program. Despite a strict lockdown, the pandemic has worsened with more than 844,000 confirmed cases nationwide and over 6,200 deaths. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Undocumented immigrants are detained by immigration officers during a raid in Dengkil, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21 June 2021. The Malaysian Immigration Department arrested some 309 undocumented immigrants from various nationalities, such as Indonesians, Bangladeshis, Vietnamese, Indians and Myanmar, during an integrated operation carried out at a settlement near a construction site. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





A man (C) comes out from hiding inside a stack of boards after he tried to escape from immigration officers during a raid in Dengkil, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 21 June 2021. (Photo by Fazry Ismail/EPA/EFE)





A food delivery worker wearing face mask delivering food during heavy downpour in downtown Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, July 8, 2021. Malaysia starts further tightening movement curbs and imposes a curfew in most areas in its richest state Selangor and parts of Kuala Lumpur, where coronavirus cases remain high despite a national lockdown last month. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Police officers wearing face masks guard outside National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





A medical staff load an unidentified body of the person who was killed by a gunman at a military base in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, Friday, August 13, 2021. A Malaysian air force official went on a shooting rampage Friday, killing a few colleagues before turning the gun on himself, police said. (Photo by Mohmad Nahari B Naha/AP Photo)





An indigenous man of Mahmeri tribe wearing a costume of Puteri Gunung Ledang character receives a dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 in Banting, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,15 August 2021. Malaysia recorded another 20,670 new Covid-19 cases on 14 August, bringing the cumulative total to 1,384,353 cases. (Photo by Ahmad Yusni/EPA/EFE)





Motorists drive in front of the prime minister's office building in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Friday, August 27, 2021. Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob retained mostly familiar faces in his Cabinet unveiled Friday, but vowed his government will be more open as it seeks to curb a worsening pandemic. (Photo by Vincent Thian/AP Photo)





Police stand guard in the rain at the main entrance of the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, August 20, 2021. Malaysian state royals are meeting Friday at the national palace to discuss the appointment of a new prime minister, with the likely choice stirring public anger and warnings of more political instability. (Photo by F.L. Wong/AP Photo)