Speaking to FMT, the Air Putih assemblyman said he went for surgery on Monday and was recently discharged from hospital after a two-night stay.

“I’m not attending the assembly so soon after surgery on doctor’s advice. It’s neither a major nor minor surgery, it is something in between. Took about an hour,” the former Penang chief minister said.

Lim, 59, said a steel clamp was inserted into his shoulder as a result of the surgery. The dislocation happened after a fall in the bathroom after a shower.

The governor will open tomorrow’s special state assembly session with assemblymen sitting apart and observing social distancing in view of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The assembly would be limited to the speaker, assemblymen and ex-officio members. Others are to watch the live telecast of the assembly online.

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