KUALA LUMPUR: Preventive measures at construction sites must be taken seriously including ensuring that all foreign workers are screened for Covid-19, said Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) chief executive Datuk Ir Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid.
He said ensuring that all foreign workers undergo the RTK Antigen test was necessary to curb the transmission of the virus.
“Based on investigation by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and CIDB, the sharp increase of the Covid-19 cases at construction sites was due to close contact with existing clusters.
“And the cases of infection among construction workers were due movements from one construction site to another,” he said in a statement on Monday (Dec 21).
Thus, he urged contactors to ensure that their workers are safe from Covid-19.
“The investigation also found that the transmission of Covid-19 among workers was due to their inability to practise physical distancing because of poor housing conditions.
