Gov't urged to bear Covid-19 screening cost for construction industry

BernamaPublished: May 6, 2020 12:48 PM

The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Redha) Malaysia and Master Builders Association Malaysia (Mbam) is appealing to the government to bear the full cost of Covid-19 screening.

It said the screening should be for all workers thus enabling them to commence work on-site and get the industry started.

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