Covid-19: 800 inmates, 700 employees of Sungai Buloh prison to be tested


PUTRAJAYA: A total of 1,500 people, comprising prisoners and employees from the Sungai Buloh prison, will be tested for Covid-19 after a former inmate tested positive for the virus.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said 800 inmates and 700 employees at the prison would be screened for Covid-19.

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