Over 47,000 foreign staff tested


A foreign worker undergoing a nasal swab for a Covid-19 test in Penang. There are 140,000 registered foreign workers in the state. —Filepic

A TOTAL of 47,446 foreign workers in Penang have undergone the mandatory Covid-19 screening as of Thursday, said Chow Kon Yeow.

The figure included those registered under the Social Security Organisation (Socso) Covid-19 Screening Programme and the unregistered ones brought in for Covid-19 tests by their employers.

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