3,000 Penangites to take PCR test

For health’s sake: Residents of sub-district 12 in Bayan Lepas waiting to be tested for Covid-19. — ZAINUDIN AHAD/The Star

BALIK PULAU: Some 3,000 people living in sub-district 12 in the southwest district here will undergo the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Covid-19 test, says Dr Asmayani Khalib.

The state Health Department director said about 200 residents from Kampung Baroh and Jalan Kolam Ikan in Bayan Lepas were the first batch of people to take the PCR test yesterday.