An independent board member of SC tested positive for COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR (March 13): The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) confirms that an independent board member has tested positive for COVID-19.

The board member is now being treated at Sungai Buloh Hospital and is in a stable condition, said the regulator in a statement.

“The SC is working closely with the health authorities to undertake all necessary measures to ensure the health and safety of our employees, including proactively identifying those who have been in close contact with the individual,” the statement said.

As a preventive measure, the SC announced yesterday that it is closing its office today (Friday, March 13) to facilitate a deep cleansing of its premises.

The SC office will re-open on Monday.

The SC highlighted that since the start of the outbreak in Malaysia, it has taken a series of precautionary initiatives to protect its employees and minimise the spread of the virus.

These include activating split team operation to reduce the number of employees working in one location, health screening of visitors, home quarantine for employees who have had close contact with suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases, and increased daily sanitisation of the office among others.

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