KUALA LUMPUR - The uproar in multiracial Malaysia over the perceived mishandling of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak points to growing racial and xenophobic sentiments, especially among the country's Malay-Muslim majority.
No new cases have surfaced since the last of four Chinese nationals, all from Wuhan, tested positive on Jan 25, and no local transmissions have been reported.
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