State polls: Use existing Covid-19 prevention SOP, proposes Health Ministry

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MoH) will recommend to the Election Commission (EC) to adopt existing Covid-19 prevention standard operating procedures (SOP) in the elections in six states and the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, said its minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

Speaking to the media after launching her ministry-level National Month and the Fly the Jalur Gemilang 2023 here Thursday (July 20), she said that the MoH will also hold discussions with relevant agencies and departments including the EC if the SOP for preventing spread of Covid-19 need to be improved or revised based on the current Covid-19 situation.