The Malacca Health Department has identified 23 people who were in close contact with a political party machinery officer who tested positive for Covid-19 and all have been ordered to undergo quarantine.

State Health director Dr Rusdi Abd Rahman said the Pahang-born person had been in the state since Nov 1 to assist his party's machinery in the Malacca election and an order to close the operations room was issued today as there was a risk of contagion at the location.

"He was tested positive using...