Further to the ann­ouncement by MYEG dated 12 May 2020 on the launch of a one-stop portal for employers to manage the COVID-19 scree­ning for their workf­orce, the Board of Directors of MYEG (“the Board”) notes the Press Statement issued by the Social Security Org­anisation (“SOCSO”) on 13 May 2020 stati­ng that it has not established any coo­peration with MYEG for the implementation of the Prihatin Screening Programme.

The Board wishes to clarify that MYEG did not enter into a collaboration with SOCSO in regards to the launch of its on­e-stop portal for employers to manage COVID-19 screening for their workforce.

The Board wishes to clarify further that the Department of La­bour, Peninsular Mal­aysia (“the Depart­ment”) had in a lett­er to MYEG dated 8 May 2020, expres­sed its support for MYEG’s initiat­ive to launch a one-­stop portal and di­gital certificate re­lated to the Prihatin Screening Programme to enable the De­partment to monitor compliance and aid enforcement actions with detailed imple­mentation steps to be worked out.

MYEG’s one-stop port­al and digital cer­tificate initiative is a private initiat­ive to provide Malaysian employers a more convenient option to manage matters pertaining to COVID-­19 screening, incl­uding engaging the services of MYEG to help ascertain the eligibility of their workers for the Pri­hatin Screening Prog­ramme​ and to sub­sequently arrange for on-site testing at their own business premises to be car­ried out by clinics that are on SOCSO’s panel. In this conne­ction, SOCSO is pr­esently not a direct partner in this private initiative. Upon completion of the tests, a digital testing certificate will be issued that is recognised by the Department for monitoring and enforcement purposes, in line with the requirements set by the Government for bu­sinesses to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Should there be any further material developments on the above matter, the Board will release the necessary announce­ments in a timely ma­nner to Bursa Malays­ia Securities Berhad.

This announcement is dated 13 May 2020.