SG BULOH – Voters who are confirmed positive for Covid-19 need to report their status in the MySejahtera app to get information and guidelines on the polling procedures for the group this Saturday.
Caretaker health minister Khairy Jamaluddin told a press conference on the latest Covid-19 developments here today that the guidelines would be sent to them via SMS, along with the relevant link.
“When they click the link, they will receive the information and voting guidelines for Covid-19-positive individuals. For example, they are not allowed to take public transport, including e-hailing, and are compelled to wear a face mask at all times at the polling centre.
“They must also go home immediately after casting their ballots,” he said.
Khairy said that upon arrival at the polling centre entrance, Covid-19-positive individuals must inform the Health Ministry’s (MoH) officials of their health status
“Covid-19-positive voters will be accompanied by the MoH official up to the voting room, so they will not have to queue with other voters.
“We cannot set up new polling streams for them as the EC (Election Commission) may not have adequate resources, so we will just bring them straight in to vote, get out, and return home,” he said, adding that it was the safest and efficient approach to allow the Covid-19-positive individuals to cast their ballots.
As such, Khairy also called on other voters to be patient and cooperate if such individuals were taken to the polling booths before them during polling day.
He said MoH also advised all voters to always sanitise their hands using the hand sanitiser available at polling centres and to practise physical distancing to avoid being infected with Covid-19. – Bernama, November 17, 2022
