In a Bernama report, chief minister Sulaiman Md Ali said four assemblymen tested positive for the virus.

The motion to shorten the meeting was proposed by Sulaiman under Standing Orders 9(3) and 17(5)(m) of the state assembly as well as the health department’s recommendations to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Fifteen assemblymen voted in favour of the motion, six abstained and seven were absent.

The seven assemblymen absent were Rahmad Mariman (Ayer Molek), Mohd Noor Helmy Abdul Halem (Duyong), Siti Faizah Abdul Azis (Sungai Rambai), Rosli Abdullah (Kuala Linggi), Adly Zahari (Bukit Katil), Ngwe Hee Sem (Machap Jaya) and Muhammad Jailani Khamis (Rembia).

“The agenda of the sitting did not follow as per the notice given as there are some assemblymen who have been infected with Covid-19 while others were in close contact with them,” he told reporters later when met outside the assembly.

Sulaiman said there would be no oral question-and-answer session, adjournment speech or written reply.

Instead, he said, today’s sitting would focus on the tabling of the state’s Budget 2022.

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