News about swab

KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has made it compulsory for workers employed by manufacturers within Selangor enclaves placed under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) to be tested twice a week using the Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK-Ag) to determine early if workers have contracted the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which causes the Covid-19 pandemic.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 9): The Health Ministry today attributed the surge in Covid-19 cases in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in recent days to a ramp-up in public health measures in areas under the Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO).

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 27): Medical authorities in China are now using anal swabs on its citizens deemed to have a high risk of contracting COVID-19, AFP reported today.

SHAH ALAM (Nov 5): Top Glove Corp Bhd confirmed that 17 of its employees have tested positive for the Covid-19 since January this year.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 3): Swab tests will not be conducted on those attending the next parliamentary meeting on July 13, said Ministry of Health (MoH) director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

PUTRAJAYA (June 11): Building management bodies and homeowners have the right to ask their contractors to undergo a Covid-19 swab test, Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured) said today.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 6): A large group of foreign construction workers went “into hiding” after swab tests were carried out on such workers who had come into contact with infected staff at the Pavilion Embassy construction site, reported Free Malaysia Today (FMT).

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The government has waived the 14-day quarantine rule for Malaysians working in Singapore who plan to re-enter the country, but with conditions.