Hasan, who is also a former Gombak Setia assemblyman, said he was tested positive yesterday evening.

He is being treated at a private hospital.

“My request to all my friends and those who know or do not know me (is) to pray for me, for my health,” he said in a Facebook post today.

Earlier this week, Umno Supreme Council member Tajuddin Abdul Rahman tested positive for Covid-19. The Pasir Salak MP was the latest Umno leader to contract the virus, after Padang Rengas MP Nazri Aziz revealed he tested positive.

Last week, Nazri and Tajuddin held a press conference, criticising the emergency proclamation, at Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

Blogger Zaharin Mohd Yasin, 68, who attended the event, posted on Facebook on Jan 14 he had tested positive. This prompted Nazri to take the Covid-19 test.

Among the government leaders reported to have tested positive recently are national unity minister Halimah Sadique, minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (economy) Mustapa Mohamed, women, family and community development minister Rina Harun, home minister Hamzah Zainudin and deputy communications and multimedia minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin.

Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah also tested positive recently.

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