Malaysia in gradual recovery from third wave of Covid-19 infections, SE Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

PUTRAJAYA – The announcement on Tuesday (March 23) by Malaysia and Singapore to work towards facilitating bilateral cross-border travel spotlights Malaysia’s gradual recovery from a coronavirus crisis that had threatened to overwhelm its healthcare system just two months ago. The country posted daily infections of nearly 6,000 at the end of January and declared a national emergency, but cases have tapered off in recent weeks, aided by mass testing of its foreign workers and a vaccination roll-out. Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met his Malaysian counterpart, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, in Putrajaya on Tuesday and discussed, among other matters, mutual vaccine…