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In Penang, the State Health Department, with the joint effort of the Penang
State Government, NGOs, other government agencies, and industries, had
set up another PKRC at Kompleks Sukan Balik Pulau in the Southwest district
of Penang with a bed capacity of 432 to accommodate those workers who
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tested positive .

Figure 6.10: PKRC Kompleks Sukan Balik Pulau
(Source: www.covid-19.moh.gov.my )
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The government had also repurposed the premises of Westlife Tampoi
workers' dormitory in Johor for use as a low-risk COVID-19 centre since 26th
December 2020 51-53 . This low-risk COVID-19 centre was used to house,
isolate and treat both asymptomatic registered residents of Westlife
Tampoi, as well as workers of employers who were not registered residents
of Westlife Tampoi within the Tampoi Jaya area.

6.2.3 Mass Screening of Foreign Workers

The SOCSO Prihatin Screening Programme (PSP) was a government initiative
undertaken to provide free COVID-19 RT-PCR testing for employees,
including foreign workers, in the sectors allowed to resume operations
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during the MCO through a service panel appointed by SOCSO . This
programme aimed to help the government halt the COVID-19 spread among

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