Deputy minister Dr Mah Hang Soon urged the public not to speculate on the matter as investigations were still being carried out by the ministry together with the parties concerned.

“I think we should avoid blowing up the issue, which will worsen the situation. Just wait for the full report,” said Mah.

The matter came to light when a one-minute video on TikTok went viral several days ago.

The man in the video expressed disappointment at the treatment he claimed to have received for being unvaccinated and said he had been isolated first in the physical education storeroom and later in the cleaner’s storeroom.

Last Wednesday, Perak education, higher learning and human resources committee chairman Ahmad Saidi Mohamad Daud reportedly said that the outcome of a full and detailed investigation by the state education department had been submitted to the ministry.