He toured the place and spent some time meeting patients who were recuperating.
Pictures of the visit however have not gone down well with many Malaysians who expressed their dissastisfaction online.
Amazing. Muhyiddin's released the perfect photo to sum up Malaysia in 2021: pretend empathy and VIP treatment for the pemerintah, and hopelessness packed like sardines looking for the slightest bit of help for everyone else. pic.twitter.com/XIqksPK1kY
— Amirul Ruslan (@amirulruslan) January 19, 2021
PM Muhyiddin Yassin visited the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) 2.0 integrated hospital.
— emmanuelsamarathisa (@esshimself) January 19, 2021
Are masks the ultimate protection against Covid-19 in a crowded, enclosed environment?
Health Minister Adham Baba & Selangor MB Amirudin Shari were part of the entourage. pic.twitter.com/CdgajKSPT3
@razaliain aku tak tau nak cakap apa ya. Visit quarantine facility sedangkan POINT TEMPAT TU UTK ISOLASI BUKAN UTK LAWATAN. NAMPAK SGT #SiBodohKauDengarSini
— L. (@lkenobi23) January 19, 2021
Aku sorang je ke rasa seram/kesian.. When the patients are made a spectacle for PR reasons.. While the PM and his entourage are relatively safe behind the screen.. ??
— イムラン (@heyylinn) January 19, 2021
So our PM at MAEPS and we can see there is no social distancing. They are bunches of people like a fan meeting event. Yet our PM ask us to follow the SOP especially the social distancing. I think Malaysia can't go any further. Sorry, I'm not going to hope anything much now.
— ☆ NuRuL ☆ (@_nana_syazana) January 20, 2021
KKM bagi nasihat elakkan ke Hospital jika tiada urusan penting untuk mengelakan jangkitan.
— Rakyat Marhaen (@nurislah) January 20, 2021
Ini PM, Menteri Kesihatan dan ramai pegawai mereka bersesak pergi lawat Hospital bersepadu MAEPS 2.0. pic.twitter.com/kNqYCZP9Kj
Memes surface
Malaysians being Malaysians, that photo of the Prime Minister reaching out his hand towards patients scrambling to get pictures of him from behind a glass wall quickly turned into memes and other comical posts.
Lisa waving to the fans at MAEPS pic.twitter.com/EIEjMJ4Q02
— Faizal Rosly (@ijaicool) January 19, 2021
At MAEPS:
— Zack Rockstar (@zack_rockstar) January 19, 2021
Infected? Cluster? pic.twitter.com/YuFVSzHoty
Iconic moments in football ruined by Muhyiddin pic.twitter.com/knDEDuAYEZ
— ?? ⚔️ (@RetroCapitano) January 19, 2021
Peminat Chelsea harini: pic.twitter.com/Ms9B2bZPNs
— Faizal Rosly (@ijaicool) January 20, 2021
Bukan biasa biasa lah! pic.twitter.com/iC7ptn4ejA
— Injang #DemiFrontliners (@InjangNation) January 19, 2021I just had to.... pic.twitter.com/mlXsOSNBmA
— a z e e m (@azeemwaynes) January 19, 2021— ixslee8 (@ibsleezxm) January 19, 2021
What do you think about the visit?
Harmless?