10 days to test PJ Old Town residents for Covid-19, says Health D-G

THE Health Ministry will take 10 days to conduct Covid-19 screenings on all 2,900 residents in the areas surrounding the Jalan Othman wet market in Petaling Jaya, said director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The area has been put under the enhanced movement-control order (EMCO) effective today until May 23 after 27 Covid-19 cases were detected in the area.