PUTRAJAYA: The health ministry today assured that it will be able to screen foreign workers for Covid-19 based on its targeted approach method.
With some 2.5 million foreign workers in the country, health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said “obviously”, the ministry would not have enough kits to test the community in one go.“This is our priority. This is what we call a targeted approach. “With that, we have the capacity. It will take time, surely, but at least we will be able to test them,” he said at his daily briefing here.
Putrajaya recently announced that all foreign workers in the country would have to be screened for Covid-19 following a spike in cases among construction workers in Ampang. Senior Minister for Security Ismail Sabri Yaakob said this was to prevent another cluster from emerging.
Good. So, DGHisham please start ASAP and get it done. Make sure the ones who r here illegally are sent back.
KKM I salute you! With KKM saying yes, what more can the industry players say? All foreign workers must be tested. Those who are not tested or refuse to be test must have their permit revoked and all untested considered as illegal. Dr. Noor Hisham, you are indeed one of the best!
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