KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 888,000 foreign workers in high-risk areas are required to undergo Covid-19 screening, which started on Tuesday, says Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
He said for the first phase, 100,000 Antigen Rapid Test Kits (RTK-Ag) will be distributed to areas in Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Sabah and Labuan.
“In the first 48 hours, 367 private clinics and hospitals registered for the programme. At the same time, 19,975 RTK-Ag test kits were distributed for the screening of foreign workers,” he told a special press conference here today.
Present was Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.
Ismail Sabri, who is also the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Workers chairman, said the Human Resources Ministry will work with the Health Ministry to obtain more Covid-19 screening test kits for the programme.
It was reported that the ministry will carry out targeted Covid-19 screening of foreign workers in red zones from December 1.
The programme is being carried out by the Social Security Organisation (Socso), in collaboration with private clinics and hospitals. – Bernama, December 3, 2020
