The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah today expressed concern over the continuous upward trend in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, which has now reached over 3,000 positive cases daily.

Comptroller of the Royal Household of Istana Negara Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said another matter which was equally worrying the Agong was the report of the closure of several schools due to the outbreak, as well as the unsatisfactory level of compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) at several gatherings and Ramadan bazaars.

In this regard, the king called on the people to always be disciplined in complying with the instructions and SOPs set by the government, to prevent the country from being hit...