by Theleaders-Online | July 30, 2021 8:05 am
PUTRAJAYA: Eleven positive Covid-19 cases were detected in Parliament yesterday at the special sitting of the Dewan Rakyat, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Of this number, 10 positive cases were detected using the RTK Ag saliva test kit and one was detected through the RT-PCR test, he said in a statement today.
He said the Health Ministry (MoH) had been informed of two positive Covid-19 cases in Parliament yesterday, with the first case involving a staff member who was present in Parliament from July 26 to 28 who underwent the RT-PCR confirmation test on his own at a health facility after experiencing symptoms of cough and flu.
The second case was detected using the RTK Ag saliva self-test kit in Parliament on the morning of July 29 after the individual concerned experienced the cough symptom, he said.
“Investigations found that these two cases are not connected with any positive case detected during screening of Parliament personnel which was conducted three days before the special sitting of Parliament began,” he said, adding that these two were also negative of Covid-19 when tested before performing their duty in Parliament.
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