Virus-positive voters to sit out polls


PETALING JAYA: Voters who have tested positive for Covid-19 are barred from voting in the Sabah state elections on Sept 26 as new stringent voting procedures during the Covid-19 outbreak were announced ahead of the Sabah polls.

Apart from this group, three other groups of voters are allowed to vote, said Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday.

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