GOMBAK: Out of a total 70,948 accident cases reported to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2022, some 32,440, or 45.7%, were road accidents, says V. Sivakumar.
If a person insured under SOCSO wants to claim benefits for COVID-19, the claim is still eligible for consideration, but limited to jobs that are exposed to biological agents and are in the presence of infection among healthcare workers.
The Social Security Organisation (Socso) will process benefit claims related to Covid-19 cases under the Occupational Diseases category effective April 1