Socso confirms Covid-19 is an occupational disease eligible for workers’ compensation
Wednesday, 08 Apr 2020 11:23 PM MYTHealth workers in protective suits are seen at Selangor Mansion in Jalan Masjid India April 6, 2020. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
The coronavirus that causes Covid-19 is a strain of SARS, as indicated by its name of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 . Socso explained the classification to recognise Covid-19 as an occupational disease applies to both the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 and the Self Employment Social Security Act 2017.
Among the notable inclusions among the group of 51 signatories are the Malaysian Trade Union Congress , WH4C , MTUC Sarawak, the PKNS Union, and the National Union of Flight Attendants .
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