The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) confirmed that a Malaysian who is scheduled to be hanged today for drug trafficking tested positive for Covid-19 on Nov 9, 2021, and will receive medical attention.

Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, 33, had appeared at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday for a last-bid attempt against his death sentence when the court was informed that he had tested positive for Covid-19.

According to SPS, an antigen rapid test (ART) and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test were administered on Nagaenthran on Nov 8, 2021, and the...