Malaysia has closed schools, offices and places of worship as the country tries to contain an outbreak of coronavirus infections linked to an Islamic religious gathering. Attendees of the event have also taken cases of the virus to Singapore and Brunei.
In Pakistan, pilgrims who returned from Iran are testing positive in large numbers.
Religious gatherings, closely-knit faith groups and pilgrims have emerged as major spreaders of the coronavirus, transmitting the disease in ways that are proving difficult to trace and contain.
