JOHOR BAHRU, May 20 — The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar today decreed that all elected representatives in the state sit together to give their ideas and and views to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19 and help the people who are struggling amid the pandemic.
His Majesty said a meeting must be convened for members of Parliament and assemblymen in the state, which is to be chaired by Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad.
“The state government and leaders elected by the people must play a role to ensure that the spread of COVID-19 is immediately curbed and at the same time, see that assistance is given to those affected.
“I am aware that under the Emergency Ordinance, parliamentary and state assembly sittings cannot be held for the time being, but I feel the services of Johor MPs and assemblymen must continue to be mobilised to help those affected cope with the pandemic,” Sultan Ibrahim said in a statement via his official Facebook page today.
Johor recorded a total of 699 new cases yesterday bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state to 51,916 cases and total fatalities to 178.
A total of 72 active clusters were recorded as of May 18, of which 28 were community clusters, 22 (industry), 16 (institutional), four (detention centre) and two supermarket clusters.
