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Malaysia PM Muhyiddin Yassin in Home Quarantine after Officer Tests Covid-19 Positive

FILE PHOTO: Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin speaks during a news conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo

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

Reuters Kuala Lumpur
Last Updated: May 22, 2020, 4:58 PM IST

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.

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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