KUALA LUMPUR (March 2): Wong Chen, Member of Parliament for Subang, has placed himself in quarantine today and tomorrow, following news that a staff of Khazanah Nasional Bhd came down with coronavirus (Covid-19) and was in touch with an ex-minister and a deputy minister about a week ago. In his Facebook post today, Wong said he will quarantine himself until the test results of the former minister and former deputy minister are out. The ex-minister and ex-deputy minister have attended many political meetings during the week long crisis," he wrote. "In view of the fact that the Khazanah Covid 19 victim was in touch with an ex-minister and a deputy minister about a week ago, we have to take extra precautions," wrote Wong. I will be working from home and will engage my officers via conference call at 10am," he added.

Source: The Edge Markets March 02, 2020 01:18 UTC