PENANG is targeting 2,000 screenings to be conducted with the third week of its mass Covid-19 screening programme (PSC-19) held across six locations on the island and mainland from today. “On Sunday, it will be held at the State Stadium in Batu Kawan and Tanjung Bungah food court and market complex. Penangites who want to register for PSC-19 can visit penangsaring.selangkah.myJagdeep said up to now, PSC-19 had received 7,986 registrations and among those, 6,603 individuals were tested with 6,452 testing negative for Covid-19. “The remaining 151 tested positive in the Antigen Rapid Test (RTK-Ag) but these individuals will go through subsequent polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. “As of yesterday, 81 among the 151 have tested positive after their PCR tests, while 48 individuals are awaiting results.

Source: The Star July 23, 2021 00:04 UTC