ISKANDAR PUTERI: A Johor assemblyman tested positive for Covid-19 while three others were ordered to undergo quarantine following screening before the State Assembly proceeding today.
Speaker Suhaizan Kayat said the results were obtained after the assembly's management tightened the standard operating procedures (SOP) for the proceedings today.
He said they required all assemblymen and media personnel present at the Sultan Ismail Building here to undergo RTK Antigen tests every day until the proceeding ends.
"Tenggaroh assemblyman K. Raven tested positive after undergoing screening on Thursday while three others Rosleili Jahari (Johor Lama), Ee Chin Li (Tangkak) and Tee Boon Tsong (Senai) were ordered to undergo quarantine.
"Rosleili and Tee have been ordered to under a two-day quarantine after becoming close contacts of Covid-19 cases while Ee will have to undergo a longer quarantine and cannot attend the proceedings which will end on Wednesday," said Suhaizan.
On Friday, it was reported that all 56 assemblymen were required to undergo daily RTK Antigen tests when attending the state assembly proceedings.
He was also reported as saying that the SOP was recommended by the Health Ministry to prevent the spread of the virus at the venue.
Meanwhile, he said two assemblymen were not present at the proceedings today but have been informed of their absence.
"The two assemblymen are Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Gambir) and Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub (Simpang Jeram)," he said.