Malaysia

Nazri Aziz discharged from hospital

Padang Rengas MP allowed home yesterday evening after being warded on Jan 18 for Covid-19

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 29 Jan 2021 12:12AM

Nazri Aziz discharged from hospital
Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz is among a few politicians who have tested positive for Covid-19 recently. – File pic, January 29, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, who was warded at Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital in Kota Baru, Kelantan on January 18 after testing positive for Covid-19, was discharged yesterday.

The New Straits Times reported that the Padang Rengas MP was allowed to return home yesterday evening.

The 66-year-old was a close contact of a blogger, Zaharin Mohd Yasin, who attended Nazri’s press conference on January 12.

Nazri was among a few politicians who tested positive for the virus recently.

The others include Deputy Minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin (January 13), Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin (January 12), Women, Family and Community Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun (January 10), Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (January 9), and Sabah Deputy Chief Minister II Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan (January 3). – The Vibes, January 29, 2021

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