Pitas candidate tests positive

Kuala Lumpur: Just hours into the 16th Sabah state election, Barisan Nasional (BN) Pitas candidate Sufian Abd Karim (pic) announced he has tested positive for Covid-19.

Taking to Facebook, Sufian also urged those who have come into close contact with him to take precautionary measures by undergoing Covid-19 screening following his test results.

“I apologise to all the voters, machineries, staff, friends and relatives that have helped along the campaign trail.

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“Please pray that I am given the strength to overcome this test and given a full recovery quickly.

“My apologies for all the inconvenience. I pray that this will not break our spirit in our fight,” he said.

Apart from Sufian, several other BN members have tested positive for Covid-19 or been ordered to undergo quarantine after several clusters emerged in Sabah.

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Among those who have tested positive are Umno information chief Shahril Hamdan and Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohd Razlan Muhammad Rafii.

BN secretary-general Tan Sri Annuar Musa had yesterday announced in a statement that he would be quarantining himself after he was identified as a close contact to Mohd Razlan.

Malaysia recorded 111 new Covid-19 cases Friday, with the bulk of Covid-19-positive cases coming from Sabah at 97.