Rajiv questions funding for Socso's subsidised Covid-19 testing scheme

Bukit Gasing assemblyperson Rajiv Rishyakaran, who has rolled out a programme to provide affordable Covid-19 testing for Selangor residents, has questioned supposed discrepancies in the Social Security Organisation’s (Socso) funding for a mass screening programme for migrant workers.

He noted that the government first announced that Socso will be subsidising up to RM60 for each test while the remainder would be borne by their employers, but later said Socso will only be supplying the test kits while employers would have to foot the bill for the clinics’ services...