Experience shows targeted tests better than mass screening, says DG

• UPDATED 8.08PM | Additional comments from Health DG on testing and PPE availability.

CORONAVIRUS | The Health Ministry has found that targeted Covid-19 testing on high-risk groups and sites yields a much better result than embarking on mass testing activities.

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah told a press conference today that their experience at enhanced MCO areas showed that mass testing only returned a detection rate of 0.5 percent.