Covid-19: Four reps barred from Johor state assembly sitting over health concerns


ISKANDAR PUTERI: Four state assemblymen have been barred from entering the fourth session of the Johor state assembly following health concerns due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

State Speaker Suhaizan Kayat said Tenggaroh assemblyman K. Raven Kumar from MIC had tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday (Aug 19) while DAP's Tangkak assemblyman Ee Chin Li has been identified as a close contact to a positive case.

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