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MPs must get tested for Covid-19 before May 18 sitting

The May 18 Dewan Rakyat sitting will be a one-day affair to hear the royal address and for MPs to approve government spending to mitigate Covid-19’s impact on the economy. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 28, 2020.

ALL MPs must be tested for Covid-19 before they are allowed to attend the first parliamentary sitting of the year on May 18. “Following the movement-control order, Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusoff has agreed for all MPs to undergo Covid-19 tests on May 14 and 15 at Parliament house,” said Dewan Rakyat Secretary Riduan Rahmat in a letter to lawmakers that was seen by The Malaysian Insight.

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