Malaysia’s indigenous people flee into forests to escape coronavirus

Malaysia’s indigenous people flee into forests to escape coronavirus

After blocking the entrance to their village with logs, half the people of Jemeri fled into the surrounding forest in fear as the coronavirus spread in Malaysia, infecting the first indigenous ‘Orang Asli’ person. “We are going back into the forest, to isolate ourselves and find food for ourselves,” villager and activist Bedul Chemai told […]

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