CORONAVIRUS | Attorney-General Idrus Harun will be spending a quiet Hari Raya under home quarantine after coming into contact during a post-cabinet meeting with an official who later tested positive for Covid-19.
Idrus (photo) confirmed with Malaysiakini that he had tested negative but would still be required to be under home quarantine for a fortnight.
"I can speak for myself. My result is negative but being a contact l have been placed under home quarantine for 14 days pursuant to section 15 of Act 342," he said in a WhatsApp message today.
Section 15 of the Prevention and Control of Infection Diseases Act 1988 covers the observation or surveillance of contacts and states that an authorised officer may order any contact to undergo observation in such place and for such period as he may think fit, or to undergo surveillance until he may be discharged without danger to the public.
Idrus was responding to reports that aside from Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin who has also tested negative but will be under quarantine, top officials from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Attorney-General’s Chambers and the National Audit Department have been placed under quarantine after being exposed to the official.
The official who tested positive is currently undergoing treatment in a hospital.
Malaysiakini is currently seeking a response from the MACC and the National Audit Department. - Mkini
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