Covid-19: Education Ministry to provide self-test kits for boarding schools nationwide


KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry will provide Covid-19 saliva self-test kits to all fully-residential and daily boarding schools nationwide, says Datuk Dr Radzi Mohd Jidin.

"The government will pay for the saliva test kits for students who will be going to boarding schools and prepare several test kits at normal schools across the country," said the Education Minister.

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