KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Covid-19 claims worth RM115.19 million have been approved for the recipients of the national insurance protection scheme for the lower income group since the beginning of the pandemic, said Finance Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
This scheme provides protection for eligible members of the B40 community worth RM8,000 for 36 critical illnesses.Tengku Zafrul said the MySalam scheme has been extended to those infected with Covid-19 and those who are quarantined as patients under investigation in the B40 group under the People’s Economic Stimulus Package .
As of September 10, 2021, a total of 50,501 employees have successfully secured employment through the MySTEP programme. Meanwhile, Tengku Zafrul said the government has disbursed RM1.386 billion to 80,491 employers to continue to operate and retain employment for 708,109 employees under the Wage subsidy programme 2.0 as of September 24, 2021.