JOHOR BARU, Nov 5 — Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar received a private briefing from Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin today on the country’s security issues and Covid-19 situation at Istana Flintstones in Mersing today.
News of the meeting and briefing was uploaded on Sultan Ibrahim’s official Facebook page.
“At a meeting with His Majesty Tuanku Sultan, Datuk Seri Hamzah also gave a briefing on security issues at home and abroad.
“Datuk Seri Hamzah also gave a briefing on security issues in Johor, including the latest developments in the Covid-19 situation in the state,” the post said.
Home Affairs Ministry secretary-general Datuk Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz and Immigration Department director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud also attended the meeting.
Johor is scheduled to have a full border reopening with Singapore soon but the Johor Baru district has become a Covid-19 red zone after recording a spike in new cases.
On Saturday, Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad insisted this development would not affect related discussions between Malaysia and Singapore.
There were 1,009 new Covid-19 cases reported today, making it the third day in a row that the country has registered new cases numbering in the four-digit range.
Total infections nationwide were now 36,434. - malaymail
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