{"id":1935,"date":"2020-03-05T23:43:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T15:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/?p=1935"},"modified":"2020-03-06T11:46:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T03:46:41","slug":"cases-of-covid-19-in-the-maf-is-not-true-maf-cdf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mymilitarytimes.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/05\/cases-of-covid-19-in-the-maf-is-not-true-maf-cdf\/","title":{"rendered":"Cases of COVID-19 in the MAF is Not True: MAF CDF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, 5 March &#8211; The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) has denied allegations of a COVID-19 cases at the Subang Air Base and the Ministry of Defense (Mindef).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The matter was confirmed by MAF  Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang when contacted by Bernama today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;That is not true. The RMAF Air Operations Commander was on a visit to a private hospital in Subang where COVID-19 patients were admitted there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He was, however, examined and quarantined as a precautionary measure and he was confirmed free of COVID-19 infection. This has been misinterpreted,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3314475734161595\" data-ad-slot=\"7610079946\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Affendi also denied the existence of a body temperature scanner in the Mindef building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was in Mindef myself. I don&#8217;t know about it (body temperature scanners). So it&#8217;s not accurate,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, there were rumours on WhatsApp alleging that there is a COVID-19 outbreak among the security forces who were taking precautionary measures at Subang Air Base as well as the existence of a body temperature scanner at Level 18 of the Mindef building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kes COVID-19 dalam kalangan warga ATM tidak benar - Panglima ATM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iDFSMpowHo0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/bm\/news.php?id=1818971&amp;fbclid=IwAR0p7iQ2lXK8COjDfyfAMfQrBFDRuFDOPvf-B9BEEOhhJN2-w4M_Fb4Vnv4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BERNAMA  (opens in a new tab)\">BERNAMA <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kes COVID-19 dalam kalangan warga ATM tidak benar &#8211; Panglima ATM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Mac&nbsp; &#8212;&nbsp;Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) menafikan&nbsp;dakwaan&nbsp;terdapat kes COVID-19 di Pangkalan Udara Subang&nbsp;dan Kementerian Pertahanan (Mindef), di sini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perkara berkenaan disahkan oleh Panglima ATM&nbsp;Jen Tan Sri Affendi Buang ketika dihubungi Bernama hari ini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Perkara itu tidak benar. 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Perkara ini telah disalah tafsir,&#8221; katanya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dalam pada itu, Affendi turut menafikan terdapat kewujudan mesin pengimbas suhu badan&nbsp;di bangunan Mindef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Saya sendiri ada di Mindef, takkan saya tidak tahu mengenai&nbsp;perkara berkenaan (pengimbas suhu badan). Jadi ia&nbsp;tidak tepat,&#8221; katanya.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terdahulu,&nbsp;tersebar di&nbsp;aplikasi WhatsApp kononnya berlaku penularan&nbsp;wabak COVID-19 dalam kalangan anggota pasukan keselamatan itu yang&nbsp;mengambil langkah berjaga-jaga khususnya di Pangkalan Udara Subang serta kewujudan mesin pengimbas suhu badan&nbsp;di Tingkat 18 bangunan Mindef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/bm\/news.php?id=1818971&amp;fbclid=IwAR0p7iQ2lXK8COjDfyfAMfQrBFDRuFDOPvf-B9BEEOhhJN2-w4M_Fb4Vnv4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"BERNAMA (opens in a new tab)\">BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, 5 March &#8211; The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) has denied allegations of a COVID-19 cases at the Subang Air Base and the Ministry of Defense (Mindef). The matter was confirmed by MAF Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Gen Tan Sri Affendi Buang when contacted by Bernama today. &#8220;That is not true. 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