Prime Minister Najib Razak chaired the weekly cabinet meeting this morning as he returned to work after recovering fully from a bout of chickenpox.

NONE Najib, who arrived at his office at 9.20am, smiled as he greeted his staff members before heading to the meeting room about 10 minutes later.

The prime minister entered the meeting room to a round of applause from cabinet ministers who had gathered there.

Najib was down with chickenpox late last month and was admitted to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital last Thursday due to superficial ulcers and mild gastritis.

He was discharged on Sunday.

- Bernama