The prolonged stay-at-home period has taken a toll on many couples. Photo: Freepik
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, close to 77,000 divorces have been recorded nationwide.
During a Dewan Rakyat meeting recently, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said there were 10,346 divorces involving non-Muslim couples and 66,440 cases involving Muslim couples filed between March last year and August this year.
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