Redzuan: No one-off Covid-19 payment for hospital cleaners

The suggestion by PKR MP Fahmi Fadzil for hospital cleaners a receive a one-off payment of RM300 each was rejected yesterday by Special Functions Minister Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof.

Redzuan (Bersatu-Alor Gajah) said during the Dewan Rakyat sitting that it is the government’s policy that only doctors, nurses and medical personnel dealing directly with Covid-19 high-risk groups and patients are eligible for the one-off payment and not hospital cleaners.