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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Ensuring the well-being of the country is more important than playing politics, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The Prime Minister said that was why he preferred to focus his attention on issues related to the country’s well-being rather than playing politics, to the point of being seen as avoiding the media.
“It’s not that I don’t hold press conferences or have been avoiding the media. It’s just that I’m focusing more on the current issues facing the country, like Covid-19 and the economic recovery.
“The media are among my priorities … although many (reporters) are interested in asking me political questions. People might think that I would rather do politics than take care of the welfare of the country,” he said.
The Prime Minister said this during a special press conference at his residence in Putrajaya.
At the beginning of the press conference, Muhyiddin also expressed his condolences to the families of those who had died from Covid-19 in the country, who now number 159.
“We have taken appropriate measures (to curb the spread of Covid-19). According to the records, the death toll (due to the pandemic) in Malaysia is significantly lower than in other countries,” he said.
The press conference was held and broadcast live from his residence, as the Prime Minister is currently observing the 14-day self-quarantine from October 5.
The quarantine was deemed necessary after he chaired the Special Meeting of the National Security Council (MKN), which was also attended by the Minister of Religious Affairs of the Prime Minister’s Department, Senator Datuk Seri Dr. Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.
Zulkifli tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently receiving treatment at a Seremban hospital.- Bernama
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