Health Ministry gets extra allocation for essential supplies


Quick swab: A girl undergoing Covid-19 screening at Madrasah Diniah Bakriah in Limbat district in Kota Baru, Kelantan, after an enhanced MCO was enforced there. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: The government has bumped up the Health Ministry’s arsenal to fight Covid-19 through an additional allocation of RM200mil to procure more supplies such as reagents, screening kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare frontliners.

The amount, in addition to the RM800mil already provided through the Malaysian Economic and Rakyat’s Protection Assistance Package (Permai) package announced in January, brings the total allocation to RM1bil.

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