CORONAVIRUS | Senior deputy public prosecutor in Najib Tun Razak's 1MDB trial, Gopal Sri Ram, will know whether or not he has been infected by Covid-19, tomorrow.

When contacted by Bernama, the former Federal Court judge said the test was conducted by a team of medical personnel led by Dr Ashween Kaur at a medical centre in Kuala Lumpur, last week.

“The result will be known tomorrow. But, I'm perfectly fine, I will continue with the 1MDB trial on Thursday,” he said confidently.

Last Thursday, Sri Ram (photo) informed High Court judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who was presiding over the 1MDB trial, that he was asked to be tested for the second time due to his close contact with two patients-under-investigation of Covid-19.

On the same day, the trial was vacated after the court was informed that Najib's lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah's sister-in-law has had close contact with a Covid-19 patient and she, in turn, had contact with Shafee on March 12.

On Friday, it was reported that Shafee and his entire defence team have all tested negative for the virus.

Justice Sequerah had fixed this Thursday to continue the trial.

When the hearing resumes, Shafee is expected to continue cross-examining the ninth prosecution witness, who is former 1MDB chief executive officer, Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi.

Najib, 67, faces four charges of abusing his position to obtain gratification totalling RM2.3 billion in 1MDB funds and 21 counts of money laundering involving the same funds. — Bernama