No undocumented migrants have volunteered for Covid-19 test yet - minister

Hariz MohdPublished: May 1, 2020 12:25 AM | Updated: May 1, 2020 6:06 AM

CORONAVIRUS | Undocumented migrants in the country have yet to take the opportunity provided by the government for them to get checked for Covid-19.

According to Senior Minister (security cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob, none of them have come forward to assist the Health Ministry's effort to detect positive cases among the community, despite government assurance that no action would be taken against them over their status....

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