KUALA LUMPUR: More than 7,000 foreign workers have been infected with Covid-19, while 379,675 tested negative following screenings conducted nationwide.
Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the screenings involved 17,731 employers and 1,403 clinics.
"Covid-19 screenings for foreign workers have been made compulsory from Feb 1," he said in a statement on Wednesday (Feb 17).
On another matter, Ismail Sabri said the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) have conducted 15,450 inspections nationwide since April 20 last year.
"It involved 8,733 construction sites," he added.
He also announced that the supply of food and necessities nationwide are sufficient.
"The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry also conducted 739 inspections involved 11 types of items on retailers, wholesalers and factories," he said.
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