King expresses concern over spike in Covid-19 cases


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed concern over the continuous upward trend in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, which has now reached over 3,000 positive cases daily.

Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said another matter which was equally worrying His Majesty was the report of the closure of several schools due to the outbreak, as well as the unsatisfactory level of compliance with standard operating procedures (SOP) at several gatherings and Ramadan bazaars.

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