{"id":6240,"date":"2020-10-06T22:14:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T14:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6240"},"modified":"2020-10-06T22:14:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T14:14:48","slug":"pm-admits-sabah-election-among-causes-of-spike-in-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=6240","title":{"rendered":"PM admits Sabah election among causes of spike in COVID-19 cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today admitted that the Sabah state election was among the causes of the spike in COVID-19 cases in the country over the last few days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, he explained that holding of the state election was unavoidable because based on the Constitution, it must be held within 60 days after the dissolution of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly on July 30. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Election Commission (EC) had set certain\u00a0standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure the COVID-19 infection\u00a0would\u00a0not spread further due to the state election\u00a0campaign but unfortunately, some SOPs were not adhered to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He said this in his special address on the current COVID-19 situation over television and Facebook from his residence, here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muhyiddin said he could see non-compliance with the SOPs when he himself was campaigning in the Sabah state election where many people failed to practise physical distancing and were at crowded places although almost all of them were wearing a face mask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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