Covid-19 testing by Health Ministry operated facilities are free, even for foreigners, the ministry's director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah clarified today.
He was asked to clarify the matter, as Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin told a press conference earlier today that regular fees still apply to foreigners who come forward to get tested for the virus, which so far has taken the lives of 14 people in the country.
Noor Hisham said normal fees for foreigners only apply for services not related to Covid-19.
"If foreigners come to any MOH clinic or hospital to test for non-Covid-19 diseases, they will be charged according to the fees that have been set by the government.
"However, for Covid-19, no fee is charged as per (the ministry's) circular on Jan 29.
"It doesn't matter whether the foreigner is rich or poor, they won't be charged," he said during a press conference on Covid-19 in Putrajaya today.
There are fears that the fee might discourage some foreigners, especially migrant workers, from getting tested for Covid-19.
Those who are potentially infected but do not seek treatment would increase the risk of spreading Covid-19 further.
[More to follow] - Mkini
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