Published on: Wednesday, January 13, 2021
By: FMT
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PETALING JAYA: Deputy communications and multimedia minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin has tested positive for Covid-19 this morning.
In a statement, the ministry said he had been tested for the virus on Jan 11 upon arrival in Kuala Lumpur from Penang.
“He has been admitted to Hospital Sungai Buloh for further treatment according to the guidelines set by the health ministry. He had previously been tested on Dec 25, which came back negative.
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“Zahidi is in stable condition and apologises for any complications that have arisen,” the ministry said.
Yesterday, home minister Hamzah Zainudin became the third minister to test positive for Covid-19, after women, family and community development minister Rina Harun and minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (economy affairs) Mustapa Mohamed.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin has become the latest in a string of Cabinet members to test positive for Covid-19. In a statement today, the Home Ministry revealed that Hamzah had been screened yesterday, and early this morning the Health Ministry released that.