The epicentre of Malaysia’s second wave of Covid-19

Race against time: Police are rushing to identify some 4,000 participants of the Islamic gathering at the Sri Petaling mosque. — AP

WORSHIPPERS slept in packed tents outside the golden-domed mosque, waking before dawn to kneel on rows of prayer mats laid out in its cavernous central hall.

All the while, the coronavirus was passing unnoticed among the guests.