IPOH, Sept. 21 -- Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohd Razlan Muhammad Rafii, who was campaigning the upcoming Sabah elections, has tested positive for Covid-19.

Razlan told Malaysiakini that he is currently waiting for the results of a follow-up swab test, and is hoping for a false positive.

"The first test was an RTK (rapid test kit), this second test is an RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction). The results should be out today or tomorrow," he told the news portal.

Razlan is currently being held at a hospital in Kota Kinabalu.

According to media reports, he tested positive for Covid-19 while campaigning in Sipitang.

Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin last night, when asked about the reports of an infected Umno ...