Malaysia's New PM Takes Office amid Mounting Health Crisis

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Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob takes the oath of office during his inauguration at National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 21, 2021. Malaysia swore in a new prime minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, on Saturday as the Southeast Asian nation battles its worst COVID-19 surge and public anger grows over mismanagement of the pandemic. Malaysia Information Department/Khirul Nizam Zanil/Handout via REUTERS

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Malaysia's new Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob receives a document from King Al-Sultan Abdullah during his inauguration at National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 21, 2021. He took the oath of office in front of the monarch and other coalition leaders, including former prime minister Najib Razak. Malaysia Information Department/Khirul Nizam Zanil/Handout via REUTERS

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Malaysia's Prime Minister-designate and former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob waves to reporters before his inauguration as the 9th prime minister, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 21, 2021. The appointment of Ismail Sabri, 61, restores the role to a party tainted by graft accusations, after he secured a parliamentary majority from the same alliance that collapsed this week Malaysia Information Department/Famer Roheni/Handout via REUTERS

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New Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob gestures from a car, as he leaves after the inauguration ceremony, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 21, 2021. Ismail Sabri starts his job at a time when Malaysia's infections and deaths relative to population rank as southeast Asia's highest. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

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New Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob waves from a car, as he leaves after the inauguration ceremony, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 21, 2021. King Al-Sultan Abdullah has previously said the new prime minister would have to face a confidence vote in parliament to prove his majority. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

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New Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob waves from a car, as he leaves after the inauguration ceremony, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

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