KUALA LUMPUR – The Human Resources Ministry, through the Social Security Organisation (Socso), will supply Covid-19 self-test kits to employers to facilitate the Covid-19 screening programme during the recovery phase.
Its minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said employers who had not applied for the programme could choose the type of tests they require, namely the RTK-Ag tests carried out professionally at clinics or self-test kits that employees can use on their own.
“Beginning yesterday, Socso distributed RTK-Ag kits to employers to carry out Covid-19 screening for their employees. To date, Socso has received 230,000 applications from employers to obtain the test kits.
“Both types of test kits will be distributed to employers based on the number of employees who actively contribute to Socso,” he said in a statement today.
Saravanan said the initiative aims to help employers carry out Covid-19 screening tests more quickly and easily.
He said under the programme, employers were responsible for coordinating the implementation of the screening tests with the clinics of their choice, and had to bear the service costs of screening.
Further information regarding the programme, including the application process, can be obtained via Socso’s official website at www.perkeso.gov.my, or by contacting Socso’s Careline at 1-300-22-8000. – Bernama, October 7, 2021
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