Malaysia shuts vaccination centre after 200 workers test positive

A food delivery worker wearing a face mask carries orders during a heavy downpour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Vincent Thian/AP)

Malaysia shut down a mass vaccination centre on Tuesday after more than 200 medical staff and volunteers tested positive for the coronavirus.

Science Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said it was difficult to determine if the infections occurred at the centre in central Selangor state, but stressed that swift government action had stopped the cluster.