Malaysian ADUNs who kena covid, as of 8 Feb 2021

Last we checked, the coronavirus is still running rampant in Malaysia. And despite some of them acting like they’re immune to Covid-19…

…even people in the government can get caught up in the infection sensation every once in a while. So in the spirit of having too much time in the lockdown/emergency/whatever it is that we’re having right now, we’re setting up bingo cards a series of posters that track how many of our gomen peepur caught the corona already, and how many are still covi-rgins.

Since we have an ungodly number of them around, we’re splitting them into three articles based on the level of the government they’re in, and as of the time of writing (Feb 8, 2021)..

• 4 senators had tested positive (click here for the senator list)
• 12 out of 220 MPs had tested positive (click here for the MP list)
• 15 out of 503 ADUNs had tested positive

This article showcases the ADUNs, so if you want to check out the senators and the MPs, you can click on the links in the list above.

1. Perlis – CLEAN

Notes

• No reports found so far.

2. Kedah – 1 INFECTED

Notes:

• Seat N34, Lunas: Azman Nasruddin.
  • Both him and his wife were confirmed positive on Oct 2, 2020. Seemed to have contracted the virus from his personal assistant. Treated at the Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar, but not before his teacher wife caused a school to close down. Both eventually recovered, and Azman was discharged mid-October.

3. Kelantan – 2 INFECTED

Notes:

• Seat N43, Nenggiri: Ab Aziz Yusoff.
  • Confirmed positive on Jan 9, 2021 along with his wife and child, although he wasn’t sure where he got it from. Treated at the Kuala Krai Hospital, quarantine ended on Jan 20.
• Seat N45, Galas: Mohd Syahbuddin Hashim.
  • After contact with Ab Aziz Yusoff, both him and his wife was confirmed positive on Jan 11, 2021. Underwent treatment at the Sultan Ismail Petra Hospital in Kuala Krai. Both were discharged on Jan 19.

4. Terengganu – 1 INFECTED

Notes:

• Seat N30, Kijal: Ahmad Said.
  • Both him and his wife tested positive on Jan 19, 2021, with no symptoms except fatigue. They were treated at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital in Kuala Terengganu. Both later recovered and were discharged from the hospital on Jan 30.

5. Penang – CLEAN

Notes

• No reports found so far.

6. Perak – CLEAN

Notes

• No reports found so far.

7. Pahang – CLEAN

Notes

• No reports found so far.

8. Selangor – 2 INFECTED

Notes:

• Seat N35, Kampung Tunku: Lim Yi Wei.
  • Tested negative upon return from Sabah, but later developed symptoms, so did a second test. Confirmed positive on Oct 5, 2020. Undergone quarantine at Sg Buloh Hospital, discharged a week later, around Oct 12.
• Seat N39, Kota Damansara: Shatiri Mansor.
  • Whole family tested positive after return from Sabah, with him confirmed on Oct 5, 2020. Treated at the Sg Buloh hospital. Whole family discharged on Oct 15.

9. Negeri Sembilan – CLEAN

Notes

• No reports found so far.

10. Malacca – 1 INFECTED

Notes:

• Seat N03, Ayer Limau: Amiruddin Yusof.
  • Initially tested negative after his return from Sabah, Amiruddin went out and about before being tested positive on Oct 1, 2020. Caused a huge ruckus. Seems to be quarantined at Hospital Besar Melaka until Oct 10, 2020.

11. Johor – 3 INFECTED

Notes:

• Seat N15, Maharani: Nor Hayati Bachok.
  • Tested positive the second time on Oct 6 2020. Was treated at the Kluang Hospital. We couldn’t find news of her recovery, but we assume she did since her FB page showed her going out and about recently.
• Seat N21, Parit Yaani: Aminolhuda Hassan.
  • After four days of fever, he tested positive following a swab test on Jan 12, 2021. Seems that he was quarantined at the Sultanah Aminah Hospital for 14 days. Discharged on Jan 26, 2021.
• Seat N30, Paloh: Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali.
  • After symptoms of fatigue and loss of taste, Sheikh went for a swab test at Kluang’s Health Office and was confirmed positive on Feb 1, 2021. He was quarantined at home until Feb 9, but he stayed at home a few days extra since his family had also tested positive. He was back at work starting Feb 15.

12. Sabah – 5 INFECTED

Notes:

• Seat N07, Tandek: Hendrus Anding.
  • Tested positive for the virus on Jan 5, 2021 while he was in Kota Marudu. Was quarantined at a low-risk centre in Kota Belud, having no symptoms whatsoever. Discharged on Jan 15, 2021, and went around sending food baskets in several villages a few days after.
• Seat N12, Sulaman: Hajiji Mohd Noor, Chief Minister of Sabah.
  • Tested positive on Oct 9, 2020. Hajiji seems to be the first assemblymen to catch Covid in the state. He underwent treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and later recovered and went on to be the current assemblyman for the seat. Sadly, his private secretary succumbed to Covid and died.
• Seat N39, Tambunan: Jeffrey Gapari Kitingan, Deputy Chief Minister.
  • Tested positive on Jan 4, 2021. Received treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, said he felt fine. Later recovered and discharged on Jan 16.
• Seat N40, Bingkor: Robert Tawik.
  • Tested positive on Jan 9, 2021, and got admitted to a sports-complex-turned-treatment-center in Keningau. Later recovered and discharged on 17 Jan.
• Seat N63, Kunak: Norazlinah Arif.
  • Tested positive for Covid on Oct 15, 2020. She received treatment at a hospital in Kota Kinabalu, and based on posts on her FB page, it seems that she had since recovered.

13. Sarawak – 1 INFECTED

Notes:

• Seat N19, Mambong: Dr Jerip Susil.
  • Tested positive on Apr 3, 2020, after coming into close contact with an infected worker. Admitted to Sarawak General Hospital. Later recovered, quarantine ended on Apr 21, 2020.

Who will be the next to get infected?

Despite the seeming difference in status, both politicians and normal people can get the coronavirus, so for them to test positive for the virus isn’t really strange. But there’s something to be said about that happening to the government people, since there is a perception of them not following the SOPs and rules that they themselves had put down/enforced, especially after the Sabah elections. While some politicians did take all the precautions and still got the virus, the same can’t be said for all of them, so expect edits to these articles sometime soon, we guess.

Perhaps politicians can also adopt a new normal themselves: while the hallmark of a good politician used to be going out to meet the people – or ‘turun padang’ as some would call it – perhaps they should start considering other ways to represent their people.

In the mean time, do let us know if we’ve missed someone, and as a side note… while we do not endorse betting, even more so when it’s at someone else’s expense… if you can guess which politician might be the next to be touched by covid-chan, let us know in the comments! Who knows? If you get it right before it was announced in the news, there might be something in it for you.

Stay safe, and stay tuned for the updates!