By Nadiah Zamlus
SHAH ALAM, Feb 17 — A total of 729 individuals have participated in the free Covid-19 community screening organised by the Selangor government at the Dewan Besar Tanjung in Section 19, here, today.
Selangor Covid-19 Special Task Force Operation community affairs administrative officer Dr Nurul Solihin Nurul Hasnan said the participants consist of both adults and children.
He said the screening programme Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK-Ag) in which the results would be available within 24 hours.
“The screening operation that began from 9am to 4pm today had received a positive response and had run smoothly in compliance with the set standard operating procedure, such as physical distancing and wearing of face masks.
“We saw many parents had attended with their young children to get tested,” he told SelangorKini, adding that the initiative was conducted by 20 medical staff from the Selcare Clinic as well as 11 staff of the Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia’s Response and Relief Team (Imaret).
Yesterday, Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the series of free community screenings will be carried out in several locations throughout the state to reduce the Covid-19 infection rate.
He said, after Shah Alam, the programme will be held at the Pandamaran Jaya multipurpose hall in Port Klang tomorrow, from 9am to 4pm.
Those present are asked to register at screening.selangkah.my for a smoother process.
The Selangor government had implemented large-scale Covid-19 screening operations in several hotspots starting from April 11 last year to curb the spread of the pandemic in the state.
