Deputy Health Minister I Noor Azmi Ghazali’s office has denied that the deputy minister had breached the movement control order (MCO) by receiving visitors at the office.

In a statement, the office said the meeting took place on Jan 12, a day before the MCO came into effect.

“Therefore, the office of the Deputy Health Minister I asks the news portals involved to immediately retract the accusations and inaccurate information they had published.

“Such false allegations could create a bad public perception towards the Deputy Minister I and the Health Ministry,” the office said in a statement today.

The officer was referring to a report by Malaysiakini and one other news portal.