Health Ministry to cooperate with private companies on Covid-19 home tests
Wednesday, 04 Mar 2020 11:59 PM MYTA technician works in a laboratory for manufacturing testing kits for the new coronavirus at a medical laboratory company Da An Gene Co in Guangzhou, Guangdong province January 28, 2020. The Health Ministry is cooperating with private companies to allow home-based clinical testing for Covid-19. — Reuters pic
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The Health Ministry is cooperating with private companies to allow home-based clinical testing for Covid-19.“MOH is working with private companies to introduce a service where samples can be picked up from home for those who wish to undergo clinical tests for #COVID19. “Charges will apply for such services. An official announcement on this matter will be made soon,” the statement read.
At the same time, MOH also advised Malaysians who are feeling unwell after travelling to China, South Korea, Japan, Italy and Iran not to go directly to any healthcare facilities but to seek help from professional services instead.
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