Jagdeep: Blanket testing of all foreign workers a huge burden


GEORGE TOWN: The Penang government has appealed to the Federal Government to help identify foreign workers in high-risk sectors.

State local government committee chairman Jagdeep Singh Deo said in Penang, a blanket Covid-19 rapid antigen test for every registered foreign worker would force employers to fork out a total of RM15.24mil.

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