PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry plans to conduct Covid-19 screening tests on all staff and residents of senior citizens care centres in stages as the group has been identified as high risk.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the screening has already started at 17 care centres at Rumah Seri Kenangan and Rumah Ehsan under the purview of the Welfare Department.
"The ministry has been informed that there are more than 1,000 senior care centres that are not registered under any Act.
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