379: Daily Dose @ 5: Malaysia logs 1,809 new COVID-19 cases, Shanghai endures COVID testing after lockdown lifted

<div>AMONG the headlines for Thursday, June 2, 2022, Malaysia recorded a total of  1,809 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday.</div><div><br /> </div> <div>According to the Ministry of Health, there are currently 23,048 active cases, with two more deaths reported.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Meanwhile, there were 1,911 new recoveries reported as well.  </div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Also, as Shanghai lifted its eight-week lockdown for most of its 25 million residents, the relief is overtaken by frustration of hours waiting in line for virus tests, as a negative result is needed to be allowed to enter public spaces.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Listen to the top stories of the day, reporting from Astro AWANI newsroom — all in 3-minutes.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>We bring you the headlines, weekdays at 5 pm.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>Stay informed on <a href="http://astroawani.com">astroawani.com</a> for these news and more.</div> <div> <br /> <br /> </div>