JOHOR BARU – Barisan Nasional’s (BN) candidate for Penggaram, Ter Hwa Kong, was confirmed positive for Covid-19 after receiving the results of a RT-PCR test today.
Ter said in a statement that all physical campaigns involving him have been cancelled immediately.
He said that he and his campaign team took screening tests and self-quarantined after finding out he was the close contact of a person confirmed positive for Covid-19.
Ter also apologised to all affected parties and requested all of his close contacts in the past few days to undergo Covid-19 screening if they experienced symptoms.
The Johor election for the Penggaram seat is seeing a four-cornered fight between Ter and Sia Wee Yet (Perikatan Nasional), Gan Peck Cheng (Pakatan Harapan), as well as independent Zahari Osman.
In the 14th general election, DAP’s Gan won the Penggaram seat, defeating BN’s Kang Ben Kuan with a 17,205-vote majority. – Bernama, March 4, 2022
