Special five-day Parliament sitting gets underway, two MPs test positive for Covid-19, says Speaker


PETALING JAYA: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun has confirmed that two MPs and 12 Parliament staff have tested positive for Covid-19, while another 58 Parliament staff and five or six MPs are under home quarantine.

He said this after kicking off the special five-day sitting of Dewan Rakyat at 10am on Monday (July 26), whereby lawmakers will be briefed on the National Recovery Plan today.

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