How political mismanagement has fuelled Malaysia’s coronavirus surge

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It has been a year since Malaysia recorded its first coronavirus infection, last January 25. The country’s recent surge in cases is a perfect storm caused by a government without legitimacy, a bureaucratic structure that hampers a whole-of-government approach, and a fetish for fiscal discipline at the wrong time.Malaysia’s third wave of infections started in September last year at a detention facility in Sabah, and spread as politicians and political workers travelled to campaign for the state…

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