Malaysian premier quarantines after minister tests positive for Covid-19
Close contacts at National Security Council meeting to discuss pandemic issued home surveillance order
05 October 2020 - 15:09
Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday he will self quarantine for 14 days after a minister who attended a high-level government meeting to discuss coronavirus developments on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19.
The Southeast Asian country has experienced a steady climb in cases in the past week in the aftermath of an election in the state of Sabah in Borneo on September 26...
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