KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 After more than two years of battling the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw the enforcement of the first movement control order on March 18, 2020, closures of the country’s borders, implementation of the physical distancing rule as well as wearing of face masks, Malaysia.
Not taking any chances: Charles, Selvamary and their children waiting to get tested in Seberang Jaya. CHAN BOON KAI/The Star
BUTTERWORTH: Concerned for his family, an accountant brought his two sons and wife to the Sony Sports and Recreation Complex in Seberang Jaya to get their swab tests done.
V. Charles, 39, said he did not want to take any risk as he and his family live in a hotspot area in Taman Chai Leng.
“Both my wife and I are always working. I think it is better for us to take all the necessary precautions, ” he added.
Charles said another reason that he had brought his family for the Penang Covid-19 Screening (PSC-19) was because his four-year-old son’s babysitter was recently identified as a close contact.