35 MPs and aides reported to be Covid-19 positive

35 MPs and aides reported to be Covid-19 positive

Utusan Malaysia said some MPs were found to be close contacts and have undergone a second test.

The 35 people were reported to have tested positive in a screening ahead of a Dewan Rakyat meeting beginning Monday.
PETALING JAYA:
Some 35 MPs and their aides are reported to have tested positive for Covid-19 in a screening ahead of a Dewan Rakyat meeting beginning Monday.

Utusan Malaysia reported that Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, federal territories minister Annuar Musa, and Bachok MP Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz were among them.

But aides to Annuar and Nik Abduh told FMT that the report was wrong and that they had tested negative. FMT is awaiting confirmation from Zahid.

Utusan Malaysia said there were some MPs who were found to be close contacts of Covid-19 patients and have undergone another swab test.

“This includes Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Mohd Rashid Hasnon, because one of his officers tested positive,” a source told the Malay news portal.

Earlier, Astro Awani reported that a total of three MPs tested positive for Covid-19 while four were classified as close contacts.

The Dewan Rakyat convenes for a special five-day meeting from Monday until Aug 2.

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