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There is no need for political party candidates to be tested for Covid-19, said the Ministry of Health’s director of medical services Kenneth Mak.
Associate Professor Mak was responding to a question at a virtual press conference yesterday on whether there should be testing for candidates out campaigning in the run-up to the upcoming election.
But he added: “Candidates or those who are in fact coming forward for the election, as well as their supporters, must obey safe distancing measures.
“These have been put forward already by the Elections Department, and they are designed to protect the health and safety of all members of the public, as well as those who are campaigning themselves.
“We urge all who are involved in the election to obey these rules and regulations, which are designed to protect them as well as the public.”
Various agencies are watching very closely to make sure safe distancing measures are not breached, said Prof Mak, irrespective of who commits the offence.
“It’s not an issue of whether or not these are political parties carrying out their walkabouts, or whether they are other individuals,” he said.
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