Symptomatic flood victims will be screened for Covid-19: Health DG

Flood victims evacuated to relief centres will be screened for Covid-19 if they display symptoms of infection or are close contacts of a positive case.

Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said guidelines for evacuees staying at relief centres have also been drawn up so they can follow the standard operating procedures (SOP) to prevent the spread of the virus...