KUALA LUMPUR – The special Covid-19 allowance for healthcare personnel will be exclusive only for those performing duties to fight the pandemic, said Health Ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Dr Chen Chaw Min.
“The allowance is made on a targeted basis. It is not for all 252,765 permanent officers and more than 40,000 contract officers currently serving in the ministry.
“This is because not all officers are instructed to perform duties related to Covid-19 and most of them are still performing their non-Covid-19 duties as usual in health facilities,” he said in a statement today in response to an article published by a news portal.
Dr Chen explained that this directive is also not continuous, adding that officers who are no longer working at Covid-19 facilities will be ineligible for the allowance.
He said, however, any healthcare officer who has not previously received the allowance will be eligible for it when instructed to perform duties related to containing the pandemic. – Bernama, November 18, 2020
