PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry has set its sights on screening foreign workers based in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur for Covid-19, particularly those in “red zones”.
This was part of the ministry’s “targeted approach” in conducting Covid-19 screening and testing on the public, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Dr Noor Hisham said one of the issues related to foreign workers are those living in cramped homes and apartments. Some 457 are still being treated at health facilities while 525 have recovered and have been discharged.Earlier, Dr Noor Hisham announced 45 new Covid-19 cases yesterday, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 6,428.
With that, there are only 1,619 active cases being treated at the country’s health facilities at present.
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