KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 17 -- PAS vice-president and Dewan Negara lawmaker Idris Ahmad has tested positive for Covid-19, a report has said.

Local daily Harian Metro cited PAS Perak chief Razman Zakaria as confirming yesterday the test results for Idris.

Razman reportedly said that Idris had returned to his hometown in Perak after attending a "kenduri", or feast, and meetings in several locations.

"However, the Perak Health Department contacted Idris yesterday afternoon to inform him that he was Covid-19 positive," he was quoted saying to New Straits Times Press, the company which operates local newspapers Harian Metro, Berita Harian and New Straits Times.

Razman reportedly said that Idris is currently undergoing quarantine according to the...