KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim tested positive for COVID-19 via the Rt-PCR test carried out at Parliament today.

This was confirmed by his private secretary, Shukri Saad.

"Datuk Seri Anwar will undergo self-quarantine for seven days according to the health protocol stipulated by the Ministry of Health," he said in a statement today.

According to the stipulated standard operating procedure (SOP), all MPs and officers on duty in Parliament must undergo COVID-19 screening tests every Monday and Wednesday throughout the sitting period.

-- BERNAMA