Free COVID-19 tests for haj pilgrims at MOH facilities
Khairy said pilgrims can contact the District Health Office or district Tabung Haji office for more information including the list of MOH facilities that provide the RT-PCR tests. - BERNAMA
PUTRAJAYA: The COVID-19 RT-PCR tests for Malaysian pilgrims conducted at Health Ministry's (MOH) facilities will be free of charge, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.
In a statement today, he said pilgrims can contact the District Health Office or district Tabung Haji office for more information including the list of MOH facilities that provide the RT-PCR tests.
He added that haj pilgrims who chose to undergo the screening test at private health facilities would have to bear the cost themselves.
A total of 14,306 Malaysian pilgrims will perform the haj this year.
The Saudi Arabia government has stipulated that all pilgrims are required to have a negative result of the COVID-19 swab test within 72 hours prior to their arrival in the Holy Land.
-- BERNAMA
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