Aid for those affected by Covid-19

Muhyiddin (left) donates to the Covid-19 fund after the first Cabinet meeting in Putrajaya on March 11, 2020. - AP

PUTRAJAYA: The Covid-19 Fund launched by the Perikatan Nasional government will give financial aid to those directly affected by the outbreak.

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that for a start, RM1mil had been channelled into the fund to help Covid-19 patients and those under the 14-day quarantine but not holding any jobs.