Covid-19: 138 healthcare workers tested positive, none linked to handling of patients


PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): A total of 138 healthcare workers from the Ministry of Health (MOH) have been tested positive for Covid-19 as at noon Thursday (April 2), according to Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).

However, the Health director-general said that none of those workers was infected due to the handling of patients at Covid-19 wards or intensive care unit (ICU) at the ministry’s healthcare facilities.

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