45 Kelantan assemblymen undergo swab tests

 

Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said they were required to undergo the tests this afternoon. -NSTP file pic

KOTA BARU: All 45 assemblymen scheduled to take part in tomorrow's state legislative assembly sitting have undergone swab tests today.

Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said they were required to undergo the tests this afternoon.

"All the 45 state assemblymen took the tests at the entrance of the state assembly hall," he said on Facebook.

The Panchor state assemblyman said the three-day sitting would start tomorrow and end on Wednesday.

"The sitting will not be long and will be conducted strictly according to the standard operating procedures (SOP)," he said.

State Assembly Speaker Datuk Abdullah Ya'kub was reported to have said the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V's opening speech was expected to be read by Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob on the first day of the sitting tomorrow.

He added that before entering the hall, all assemblymen must undergo screening for the virus to ensure none of those involved in the sitting are infected.

The Speaker also said he would not allow those with symptoms to be present in the State Assembly hall to avoid the risk of Covid-19 infection.

The sitting would be conducted face-to-face at the Kota Darulnaim Complex in Kota Baru.

The last time the state assembly convened was on April 13, last year, for 45 minutes due to the implementation of the movement control order.

Meanwhile, Kelantan health director Datuk Dr Zaini Hussin said the department expected to obtain the swab test results as soon as possible.

Kelantan continues to log four-digit daily new Covid-19 infections with 1,196 recorded today. - NST