People steadily coming out to take part in Penang's first mass Covid-19 screening


GEORGE TOWN: People have been steadily lining up at the City Stadium here on Monday (July 5) to take part in the Penang government's mass Covid-19 screening.

This screening marks the first day of the state's move to test 40,000 people, with Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow saying that this is a public health measure to tackle the spread of Covid-19 through targeted community screening in the state.

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