In Pictures: Malaysia extends partial lockdown in capital for another two weeks

Kuala Lumpur, and the surrounding state of Selangor will have to wait to reopen as coronavirus cases surge.

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October 28, 2020 at 4:46 PM

Malaysian army personnel work to build a barbed wire fence at a lockdown area in Kajang near Kuala Lumpur, on Oct 27, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Malaysian army personnel work to build a barbed wire fence at a lockdown area in Kajang near Kuala Lumpur, on Oct 27, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Malaysian army personnel stand guard at a lockdown area in Kajang near Kuala Lumpur, on Oct 27, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A fireman stands inside a mobile disinfection chamber in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur, on Oct 27, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Firemen prepare to sanitise a building in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, on Oct 27, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A city council volunteer worker sprays disinfectant in an apartment building in Kuala Lumpur, on Oct 26, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A city council volunteer worker sprays disinfectant in the backyard of an apartment building in Kuala Lumpur, on Oct 26, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A woman reacts as medical personnel take a swab sample for coronavirus testing at MSU Medical Centre in Shah Alam, on Oct 23, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A health worker stands inside a non-contact chamber while collecting a swab sample from a man at Sunway Medical Center, on Oct 22, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A medical worker collects a swab sample from a child to be tested for the coronavirus in Petaling Jaya, on Oct 21, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

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