Muhyiddin in home quarantine after officer tests positive for Covid-19

Published Fri, May 22, 2020 · 11:07 AM

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will be home quarantined for 14 days after an officer who attended a meeting with him this week tested positive for the new coronavirus, the prime minister's office said in a statement on Friday.

Mr Muhyiddin has tested negative but "all members of the meeting have been instructed to undergo screening and 14 days' home quarantine", the statement added.

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