Minister warns employers to send foreign staff for Covid-19 screening or face legal action

Published on 5 Jan 2021 8:27:48 PM

Employers who fail to get their foreign workers tested for Covid-19 risk legal action and the revocation of their staff work permits, warned Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The Senior Minister said that on Tuesday (Jan 5), adding that 99,163 foreign workers had undergone Covid-19 testing from Dec 1 to Jan 4, under screening activities by the Human Resources Ministry.

Ismail Sabri said to date, 2,079 individuals have tested positive for the virus, while 97,084 others are negative.

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