Covid-19: Socso pays benefit to 25 in Kedah who contracted virus at work

PENDANG (Bernama): Twenty-five individuals in Kedah who contracted Covid-19 at the workplace have received benefit payments under the Employment Injury Scheme of the Social Security Organisation (Socso a.k.a Perkeso).

Deputy Human Resource Minister Awang Hashim said each was paid 90% of their respective salaries according to the number of days they were treated at the hospital until they were confirmed negative for the virus.