Two high-profile individuals suspected of having Covid-19 have tested negative for the illness.<br /><br />Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on Monday evening said both individuals had undergone nasopharyngeal swabs and the virus was not detected in any of the tests.<br /><br />It was recently reported that former entrepreneur development minister Datuk Seri Mohd Redzuan Yusof and his deputy Datuk Dr Hatta Ramli had been in close contact with a Covid-19 patient.<br /><br />READ MORE: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2020/03/02/politicians-test-negative-for-covid-19-says-health-dg