By Selangor Journal Team
SHAH ALAM, Jan 20 — The Selangor government has allocated RM6 million to enable a targeted 50,000 Selangor residents to undergo Covid-19 screening during the movement control order (MCO) period in its proactive bid to combat the pandemic.
In a special address to announce the RM73.877 million Kita Selangor Package today, Selangor Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said the screening programme will be focused on vulnerable groups.
“It will be focused on targeted groups such as senior citizens, who are at high risk especially the elderly at old folks homes and haemodialysis centres in the state, the B40 group and students.
“The state government through the Selangor Task Force for Covid-19 (STFC) uses the ‘Test and Isolate’ concept to assist the Health Ministry in managing the pandemic,” he said.
Amirudin said the state administration has so far carried out 19,976 free swab tests in Selangor.
“More detailed information on this matter will be informed from time to time,” he added.
Since last year, the Selangor government has carried out the targeted community screening at various local communities to effectively curb and prevent the spread of the Covid-19 disease.
The state was the first to initiate the targeted mass screening effort when the first MCO was enforced last March.
