Migrants get SMS virus info alerts
Move aims to help 2.8m workers
The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is working with five major mobile operators to update migrant workers on Covid-19-related information through SMS messages, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the virus.
Some 2.8 million migrant workers who subscribe to the mobile operators were expected to receive the SMS messages from Wednesday afternoon.
The MorChana mobile application will also be revived as another key tool to help the public assess virus infection risks and assist health authorities in…