CORONAVIRUS | Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been placed under a 14-day quarantine at home beginning today, after attending a meeting with a Covid-19 patient on Wednesday.
His office said Muhyiddin was tested for Covid-19 this morning and the results came back negative but he is required to undergo quarantine under Section 15 of the Prevention of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.
The Prime Minister’s Office said Muhyiddin was chairing a post-cabinet meeting at the office in Putrajaya that day. One of the officers present have since tested positive for Covid-19.
“All attendees at the meeting have also been ordered to undergo testing and quarantine at their respective homes for 14 days beginning today.
“For information, all meetings at the PMO practice social distancing and high levels of hygiene at all times,” the PMO said in a statement today.
Previously, Muhyiddin's predecessor Dr Mahathir Mohamad was placed under mandatory quarantine at home as well after taking a picture with Bandar Kuching MP Kelvin Yii who later tested positive for the disease.
Mahathir had tested negative for the disease and was released from quarantine when the quarantine period ended.
Malaysia has reported 78 new Covid-19 cases today, for a total of 7,137 cases since the beginning of the outbreak. One death was also reported today, involving a 65-year old man while multiple chronic diseases.
Of the latest cases, 53 were local transmissions while the remainder were imported cases.
Most of the cases (25) involve Pakistani nationals detained at an immigration detention facility in Bukit Jalil while another 11 are linked to the Sungai Lui cluster in Semenyih. - Mkini
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