Insight - No free rides in virus fight


With about 30% of the Covid-19 clusters coming from the manufacturing sector, the industry is “deeply alarmed by the warning from the Health Ministry that the country’s health system is at a breaking point”, said Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers president Tan Sri Soh Thian Lai.

WITH workplace clusters identified as a major culprit of Covid-19 infections, many companies are taking aggressive measures to deal with the problem.

As the virus has also found its way into the community, the onus falls on every company and individual to take utmost care and preventive steps.

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