Only Chinese citizens monitored at Causeway due to lack of scanners

The health ministry's Disease Control Division specialist Dr Azmi Abdul Rahim says about 200,000 people, including Malaysians, use the Causeway daily. FMTNews ThermalScanner Coronavirus

PUTRAJAYA: The health ministry says it is still unable to scan Malaysians travelling daily to work in Singapore due to the “limited number of scanners” and will focus on Chinese citizens for now.

The ministry’s Disease Control Division specialist Dr Azmi Abdul Rahim said there are about 200,000 people, including Malaysians, using the Causeway daily.“We need to prioritise and we are concentrating on Chinese citizens,” he told reporters during a briefing here.About 7,800 people have been confirmed infected with the virus, mostly in China. As of now, 170 people have died from the disease, all in China.

However, he said despite the limited number of scanners, they are extending the checks to rail passengers.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.

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