Covid-19: Spike in cases in Melaka due to testing of workers at factories, not locals

By RSN Murali

MELAKA: The unprecedented hike in Covid-19 cases in the state is due to mass screenings of foreign workers at factories, says Datuk Rahmad Mariman.

The Health and Anti-Drug committee chairman said that the steep increase in cases is not due to locals, adding that screenings had been intensified at several factories in Melaka.

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