Fear of detention overriding fear of getting Covid-19

In line for inoculation: Volunteers checking vaccination appointment details of foreign workers at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The government must give its assurance that undocumented migrant workers and refugees going for their Covid-19 vaccinations will not be detained by the authorities, several groups have said.

Migrants rights groups and the Indonesian Embassy sought a guarantee from the authorities that undocumented migrants would not be arrested from Aug 1, with those in the Klang Valley allowed to walk in to any Covid-19 vaccination centre to get their jabs.