Jackie Wong Siew Cheer was exposed to the deadly virus when he visited his father in hospital.
Its president, S M Muthu today said the national record holder was confirmed positive for the viral infection through the test results issued by Sibu Hospital, Sarawak early this morning. With this latest development, Muthu said MAF immediately decided to stop the training for national athletes, besides cancelling a number of competitions so as to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection.
“The MAF views this matter seriously to protect the health of our athletes and ensure that they are not infected by the virus,” he said at a media conference held at the MAF office today.Meanwhile, he said MAF did not intend to ask national high jumpers Nauraj Singh Randhawa and Lee Hup Wei, who are now undergoing training in Brisbane, Australia, to return to Malaysia soon.
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