‘Unsystematic mass testing will cause problems’


ISKANDAR PUTERI: Carrying out mass unsystematic Covid-19 testing in Johor may lead to a “negative impact”, says state health and environment committee chairman R. Vidyananthan.

He said the Johor Health Department has been implementing the early detention and containment approach through the FTTIS (Find, Trace, Test, Isolate and Support) activity.

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