KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Malaysian Armed Forces today refuted claims that there were cases of COVID-19 at the Subang Airforce Base and the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) here.
Chief of Defence Forces Gen Affendi Buang, when contacted by Bernama Thursday, said news of alleged COVID-19 cases among the armed forces, that had gone viral via the WhatsApp service was not true.
“That (news) is not true. Actually, the Air Force Operations chief had visited a private hospital in Subang where COVID-19 patients were warded.
“He was, however, screened and quarantined as a precautionary measure and he was (subsequently) confirmed to be free of the infection. This has been misinterpreted,” he said.
Meanwhile, Affendi also denied the existence of a thermal scanner at the Mindef building.
“I was in Mindef myself. I don’t know about it (thermal scanner). So it’s not accurate,” he said.
Earlier, a message had gone viral on the WhatsApp alleging the spread of COVID-19 among armed forces personnel and that extra security measures had been taken at the Subang Air Base including the installation of a thermal scanner at Level 18 of the Mindef building.
— NNN-BERNAMA
