News
Global Headlines Former Malaysian PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad tests COVID-19 positive
Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 31 Aug 2022, 04:21 am Print
Mahathir Mohamad Image: Wikimedia Commons
Kuala Lumpur: Former Malaysian PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has tested COVID-19 positive.
He is currently admitted to hospital and kept under observation.
"Dr Mahathir has been admitted to the National Heart Institute for observation for the next few days as advised by the medical team," his office said in a statement as quoted by The Star.
He had served as the fourth and seventh prime minister of Malaysia.
He held office from July 1981 to October 2003 and later from May 2018 to March 2020 for a cumulative total of 24 years, making him the country's longest-serving prime minister.
More News
- US: Woman hurt after dog 'accidentally' fires shotgun inside moving pickup at gas station
- Nightmare in the sky: Plane slams into paraglider in freak mid-air collision —What happens next is unbelievable
- Donald Trump says Iran peace deal 'largely negotiated', final details being worked out
- US: Secret Service kills armed man after shooting near White House Security perimeter
- Dumpster drama goes prime time: Trump’s AI takedown of Colbert ignites explosive late-night showdown
