The ex-minister from Bersatu said he is under quarantine at home in compliance with the standard operating procedure in the management of Covid-19 by the Health Ministry. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — A former minister said to have been exposed to a Covid-19 positive patient confirmed today that he has tested negative to the disease.
The ex-minister from Bersatu said he is under quarantine at home in compliance with the standard operating procedure in the management of Covid-19 by the Health Ministry.
“Screened alright, tested negative, but self-quarantined at home,” he said in a brief reply to Bernama over WhatsApp.
“I’m well, Alhamdulillah (Praise be to God),” the MP said.
News has been circulating on social media since yesterday of a former minister and a former deputy minister having been in close contact with the Covid-19 positive case No. 26 and also having been in direct contact with other people, including media practitioners, raising concern that they may have to undergo health screening. — Bernama