Undocumented migrants too must go for screening, but dim hope of getting them now, says think tank

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Mass detentions of undocumented foreign workers in breach of a government assurance have made it more difficult to get them to come forward for Covid-19 screening, says a think tank.PETALING JAYA: A public health think tank has urged the government to extend the mandatory Covid-19 screening of foreign workers to undocumented migrants, while expressing concern that it would be difficult to get them following recent swoops on foreigners in Kuala Lumpur during the movement control order (MCO). The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy said their exclusion would leave a major gap in the country’s health strategy. Putrajaya has announced that all foreign workers must undergo a swab test following a spike in Covid-19 cases among them in Ampang. “The issue here is that foreign workers, documented or otherwise, are vulnerable due to their living conditions, income levels and access t…