Bosses who fail to screen foreign workers for Covid-19 will be compounded, says Masidi


KOTA KINABALU: With only 67% of foreign workers in Sabah tested for Covid-19, employers who fail to screen their foreign manpower will risk being compounded once the deadline ends.

State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said as of Sunday (Feb 28), 78,449 out of the 116,834 migrant workers registered had undergone the Covid-19 screenings.

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