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Muhyiddin's tenure likely defined by how he manages Covid-19
Malaysian PM needs to show results to justify calling for seven-month state of emergency
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Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin waving to Covid-19 patients at a quarantine facility in Serdang, outside Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday. Malaysia registered 4,008 new cases yesterday, a week after new curbs kicked in.
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Malaysia's eighth prime minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, will likely have his tenure - mostly marked by a battered economy and political turmoil - defined entirely by his management of the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts say.
He needs to show results from the most drastic step yet of his premiership - a seven-month state of emergency declaration announced last week - before snap polls expected later this year, they say.
