331: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia logs another 3,683 COVID-19 cases, China tightens Xi'an lockdown as COVID-19 cases surge

<div>AMONG the headlines for Wednesday, December 29, 2021, Malaysia reports another 3,683 Covid-19 cases within the last 24 hours.<br /><br /> The country has so far hit more than 2.7million people since the pandemic started.<br /> <br /> Also, China's Xi'an has further tightened lockdown restrictions as it enters the seventh day today.<br /> <br /> Xian rolled out city-wide testing and placed its 13 million residents under a strict lockdown last week, causing many to be unable to leave their homes and virtually dependent on deliveries of necessities as new Covid-19 infections persisted.<br /> <br /> Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.<br /> <br /> We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.<br /> <br /> Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.</div>